Download or read book The Music of Benjamin Britten written by Peter Evans and published by London : J. M. Dent. This book was released on 1979 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Peter Evans discusses all the published compositions in subdivisions of genre and period, and devotes a separate chapter to each opera. With the help of over 300 music examples and diagrams, he demonstrates Britten's mastery of the art of composition--of tonal and harmonic structures, thematic cast and transformation, textural variety and the imaginative deployment of voices and instruments."--Publisher's description.