Music of Hugh Wood
English


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The Music of Hugh Wood provides the first ever in-depth study of this well-known yet only briefly documented composer. Over the years Wood (b. 1932) has produced a sizeable oeuvre that explores the established genres of symphony concerto and quartet on the one hand and songs and choruses on the other. Underpinned by an awareness of recent philosophical theoretical and analytical concepts Dr Edward Venn highlights both the technical basis of Wood's music and the expressive force of his work. In doing so a picture emerges of Wood as an artist of considerable merit and power. The eclectic blend of national and international influences in the music of Hugh Wood combine to create an individual and distinctive musical language all his own. The book provides an overview of Wood's style focussing on his engagement with modernism and the melodic rhythmic harmonic and formal characteristics of his musical language. From here a more detailed consideration of Wood's development as a composer is advanced in which his technical development is illustrated alongside an exploration of various aspects of musical meaning embodied in his works. In the process numerous analytical strategies ranging from formalist to narrative structures are utilized demonstrating the fecundity and expressivity of Wood's music.
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