Playing by Ear Reflections on Music and Sound

'Listen!' In this collection of new essays, the world-renowned director Peter Brook offers unique and personal insights into sound and music - from the surprising impact of Broadway musicals on his famous Midsummer Night's Dream, to the allure of applause, and on to the ultimate empty space: silence. It is studded throughout with episodes from the author's own life and career in opera, theatre and film - including working on many of his most notable productions, and intimate first-hand accounts of collaborating with leading figures including Truman Capote, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh - and ranges across musical styles and cultures from around the world. Playing by Ear is full of Brook's shafts of insight and perception, and written with his customary wit and wisdom. It is a rich companion to his earlier reflections on Shakespeare in The Quality of Mercy and on language and meaning in Tip of the Tongue.

ISBN:	9781848428317
Publisher:	Nick Hern Books
Imprint:	Nick Hern Books
Published date:	17 Sep 2019
DEWEY:	782.1
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	ix, 139
Weight:	190g
Height:	129mm
Width:	197mm
Spine width:	13mm

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