Becoming a composer
Part memoir, ‘Becoming a Composer’ offers an intriguing glimpse into the mind and motivation of a composer and covers aspects of Wallen’s sometimes troubled childhood, and her experiences of growing up as a black composer in the UK. It includes a collection of observations, diaries following the progress of new works, and essays. Aimed at a wide audience, the book seeks to shed light on the way a composer sees and hears the world.
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I am a composer. A composer of classical music. Quite honestly I am not quite sure how that happened to a girl born in Belize and brought up in Tottenham . . . It is clear that composing found me. It crept up on me and wouldn't let me out of its grasp.
Now a leading international composer and a singer-songwriter, Errollyn Wallen is as much at home in jazz and pop as in the classical world. Part memoir, Becoming a Composer offers an intriguing glimpse into the mind and motivation of a composer and covers aspects of Wallen's sometimes troubled childhood, and her experiences of growing up as a black composer in the UK. It includes a collection of observations, diaries following the progress of new works and essays and seeks to shed light on the way a composer sees and hears the world.
Additional information
| Weight | 459 g |
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| Dimensions | 216 × 135 × 24 mm |
| Author | |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint | Faber & Faber |
| Cover | Hardback |
| Pages | 256 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | |
| Dewey | 781.3 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |