{"product_id":"constellations-the-life-and-music-of-john-buckley-9781789970852","title":"Constellations: The Life and Music of John","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs well as providing a very readable and comprehensive study of the life and music of John Buckley,　\u003ci\u003eConstellations \u003c\/i\u003ealso offers an up-to-date and informative catalogue of compositions, a complete discography, translations of set texts and the full libretto of his chamber opera, making this book an essential guide for both students and professional scholars alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements- Foreword- Introduction- Beginnings (1951-1972) - Early Years and Background- Introduction to Music- School Days- The Move to Dublin- Early Works (1973-1976) - Teacher and Composer- Contemporary Music in Ireland in the 1970s- New Developments- SELECTED ANALYSIS: 24- \u003ci\u003eSonata for CorAnglais and Piano \u003c\/i\u003e(1973)- \u003ci\u003eThree Pieces for Solo Flute \u003c\/i\u003e(1973)- \u003ci\u003eWind Quintet \u003c\/i\u003e(1976)- Between the Celtic and the Avant-garde- (1977-1987)- Part 1: Towards Ireland- Recognition- Studies in Cardiff- Myth and Modernism- SELECTED ANALYSIS: - \u003ci\u003eTaller than Roman Spears \u003c\/i\u003e(1977)- \u003ci\u003eOileáin\u003c\/i\u003e(1979)- \u003ci\u003eI Am Wind on Sea \u003c\/i\u003e(1987)- Part 2: Towards Europe- Early Successes- Connecting with Cage and Lutoslawski- SELECTED ANALYSIS: - \u003ci\u003eConcerto for Chamber Orchestra \u003c\/i\u003e(1981)- \u003ci\u003eTime Piece \u003c\/i\u003e(1982)- Educational and Peripheral Works(1982-1998)- Ennis Composition Summer School- Educational Works- Consolidation (1988-1996) - Expanding Horizons- The Scene in Ireland- The Late 1980s and Early 1990s- SELECTED ANALYSIS: - \u003ci\u003eSymphony No. 1 \u003c\/i\u003e(1988)- \u003ci\u003eA Thin Halo of Blue \u003c\/i\u003e(1990)- \u003ci\u003eThe Words Upon the Window Pane \u003c\/i\u003e(1991)- \u003ci\u003eConcerto for Organ and Orchestra \u003c\/i\u003e(1992)- Towards a New Refinement (1997-2005) - The Late 1990s and the New Millennium- SELECTED ANALYSIS: - \u003ci\u003eConcerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra \u003c\/i\u003e(1997)- \u003ci\u003eTidal Erotics\u003c\/i\u003e(1999)- \u003ci\u003eIn Winter Light \u003c\/i\u003e(2004)- Constellations (2005-2010) \u003ci\u003eas far as the eye can see\u003c\/i\u003eCoda- Bibliography - Appendices I-VI - Catalogue of Compositions- \u003ci\u003eAbendlied– \u003c\/i\u003e(text)- \u003ci\u003eRivers of Paradise \u003c\/i\u003e– (text)- \u003ci\u003eThe words upon the window pane \u003c\/i\u003e– (Libretto)- \u003ci\u003eTe Deum \u003c\/i\u003e(text)- Discography- \u003ci\u003eIndex \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang International Academic Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042593407319,"sku":"9781789970852","price":23.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781789970852.jpg?v=1750954784","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/constellations-the-life-and-music-of-john-buckley-9781789970852","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}