Job: a masque for dancing
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780193514324
Date de publication :
17 juil. 2018
Dimensions :
24,7 x 18,9 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
354 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The one-act ballet Job has been described as one of Vaughan Williams's mightiest achievements. It is a work which, in a full production, combines painting, literature, music, and dance. The work was inspired by William Blake's Illustrations of the Book of Job, and includes quotations from the King James Bible. The result is a musical masterpiece, combining the ancient and the modern,