1st Edition

The Music of Lord Berners (1883-1950): The Versatile Peer The Versatile Peer

By Bryony Jones Copyright 2003
164 Pages
by Routledge

155 Pages
by Routledge

155 Pages
by Routledge

This title was first published in 2003. Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, the 14th Baron Berners, was a well-known figure in his day. Labelled by the national press as "the versatile peer", he was a composer, writer, painter and great socialite. His musical output was small, but highly successful in its day, with ballets staged in London, Monte Carlo and New York, an opera produced in Paris, and two film... Read more
1. Berner’s Character and Career  2. The Early Piano Music (1914-21)  3. The Early Songs (1913-21)  4. The Orchestral Music (1917-24)  5. Le carrosse du Saint-sacrement (1920-22)  6. The Ballets (1926-46)  7. In Retrospect 

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