Orientalism in Benjamin Britten’s Curlew River

Benjamin Britten's Curlew River, Op. 71 was written in 1964, eight years after a prolonged trip to the Near East. This trip had a profound effect on three of Britten's major works, namely his ballet score The Prince of the Pagodas,- Op. 55 written in 1956, Songs from the Chinese, Op. 58 wr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hodgins, Jean
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/22778