Michael Nyman: Songs & Arias presents sixteen songs and seven arias for high voice and Piano from across Michael Nyman’s varied and exhilarating output: songs

Nyman is one of the most commercially successful composers of the 20th century and his music has struck a chord with audiences the world over. His award-winning

Nyman's rise to international prominence during the last three decades has made him one of the world's most successful living composers. His music has neverthel

Winner of the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism A New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book of the Year Time magazine Top Ten Nonfiction Book

Harrison Birtwistle has become the most eminent and acclaimed of contemporary British composers. This book provides a comprehensive view of his large and varied