{"product_id":"a-clockwork-counterpoint-9780719072055","title":"A clockwork counterpoint","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Clockwork Counterpoint is the first book to examine the musical side of Anthony Burgess, an astonishingly prolific, underrated and talented composer, revealing how his lifelong involvement in music is an essential key toward understanding his life and work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether explaining the sonata form structure of A Clockwork Orange and the musical underpinnings of dozens of his other novels, his distinctive views on the interrelationship between music and literature, music''s role in his ties to his father and wives, or what his compositions tell us about his troubled relationship with his son, A Clockwork Counterpoint illuminates Burgess''s dual creative life, providing the first complete portrait of a prodigious artist whose musical accomplishments have remained largely unknown until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Truly Great Artistic Moment\u003cbr\u003e2. Boyhood   \u003cbr\u003e3. Burgeoning Composer  \u003cbr\u003e4. War: Britain \u0026amp; Gibraltar  \u003cbr\u003e5. Peace: Preston, Bamber Bridge \u0026amp; Banbury \u003cbr\u003e6. Malaya    \u003cbr\u003e7. Brunei \u003cbr\u003e8. “Terminal” Year \u003cbr\u003e9. Nasty Little Shockers\u003cbr\u003e10. Eschatological Escapades  \u003cbr\u003e11. Shakespeare in Love\u003cbr\u003e12. Pure Music\u003cbr\u003e13. Family Affairs  \u003cbr\u003e14. Kubrick the Sinny Veck \u003cbr\u003e15. Ancient Evenings   \u003cbr\u003e16. Bonaparte con brio   \u003cbr\u003e17. Symphonic Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e18. The Old Joanna  \u003cbr\u003e19. The Love Song of F X Enderby  \u003cbr\u003e20. Roman Carnival \u003cbr\u003e21. Knickerbocker Holiday \u003cbr\u003e22. Poetic License\u003cbr\u003e23. Grace Notes\u003cbr\u003e24. Odes to Joyce  \u003cbr\u003e25. Nuns and Lovers \u003cbr\u003e26. Blest Pair of Sirens\u003cbr\u003e27. Alex in Eden   \u003cbr\u003e28. The Sad Suck-and-Blow  \u003cbr\u003e29. One-Handed Clavichord \u003cbr\u003e30. Wind and Son \u003cbr\u003e31. Commemorations\u003cbr\u003e32. Manchester and Mozart United\u003cbr\u003e33. Confessions and Conclusions \u003cbr\u003e34. Opus Posthumous     \u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX 1  List of Music Compositions  \u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX 2  Song Texts and Poems  \u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX 3  Prologue to A Clockwork Orange \u003cbr\u003eFilmography\u003cbr\u003eDiscography  \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037302784343,"sku":"9780719072055","price":28.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719072055.jpg?v=1750935248","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-clockwork-counterpoint-9780719072055","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}