ABSTRACT

In recent years Gian Francesco Malipiero has been recognised increasingly widely as one of the most original and strangely fascinating Italian composers of the early 20th century. He was the teacher of Maderna and Nono, and was revered by (among many others) Dallapiccola, who even called him the most important (musical) personality that Italy has had since the death of Verdi . He was also a key figure in the revival of the long- neglected music of Italy's great past, and himself edited what remains the only virtually complete edition of the surviving compositions of Monteverdi. The present book not only provides the first monographic survey of Malipiero's life, times and music to appear in English, but covers the subject more comprehensively than any previous publication in any language. Dr Waterhouse draws on hitherto unpublished documents, and with the help of numerous musical examples, analyses the composer's works, style and idiosyncratic personality.

part I|85 pages

Life and Times

chapter I|2 pages

Introduction

chapter II|8 pages

To 1906

chapter III|9 pages

1906–14

chapter IV|8 pages

1914–22

chapter V|10 pages

1922–30

chapter VI|11 pages

1930–39

chapter VII|11 pages

1939–49

chapter VIII|10 pages

1949–60

chapter IX|11 pages

1960–73

part II|291 pages

The Works

chapter VIII|7 pages

The period of ‘Torneo notturno': 1928–9

chapter XV|10 pages

The principal group of symphonies (1945–8)