Canadian composer John Beckwith recounts his early days in Victoria, his studies in Toronto with Alberto Guerrero, his first compositions, and his later studies in Paris with the renowned Nadia Boulanger, of whom he offers a comprehensive personal view. This is his memoir's that describes his activities as a writer, university teacher, and more.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-369) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 780.92
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9781554583584 9781554583980
- LCCN
- ML410.B397
- LCCN Item number
- A3 2012eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (ix, 388 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00229669 (OCoLC)746596668 (CaOOCEL)438978
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Contents 8
- List of Illustrations 9
- List of Music Examples 12
- LIFE, PART 1 14
- 1. Father 16
- 2. Mother 34
- 3. Victoria: Childhood and Adolescence 54
- STUDIES 74
- 4. Toronto: Youth 76
- 5. Composing 98
- 6. Paris 110
- CAREER 130
- 7. Writing 132
- 8. Academia 160
- 9. Politics 178
- COMPOSITIONS 204
- 10. For Instruments (1) 206
- 11. For Instruments (2) 228
- 12. Operas 258
- 13. Choirs 290
- 14. For Voice(s) 318
- LIFE, PART 2 330
- 15. Full Length 332
- Notes 362
- Acknowledgements 384
- Recordings and Scores 386
- Index 388
- A 388
- B 388
- C 391
- D 393
- E 393
- F 393
- G 394
- H 394
- I 395
- J 395
- K 395
- L 395
- M 396
- N 397
- O 397
- P 397
- Q 397
- R 397
- S 398
- T 399
- U 400
- V 400
- W 400
- Y 401
