Michael Tippett’s Fifth String Quartet A Study in Vision and Revision
Michael Tippett’s Fifth String Quartet: A Study in Vision and Revision by Thomas Schuttenhelm, published by Routledge in 2017, offers a thorough exploration of the compositional journey behind Tippett’s Fifth String Quartet. This 76-page edition presents a detailed account of the events leading up to the creation of the quartet, along with a comprehensive analysis of the work itself. Schuttenhelm contextualizes Tippett’s creative development and situates the quartet within the historical framework of string quartet music.
Readers will find an in-depth commentary that includes interviews with the Lindsay String Quartet, who premiered the piece, as well as previously unpublished letters from Tippett. The book highlights Tippett’s preliminary attempts, discovered in 2011, and discusses alterations made to the original ending of the quartet. Accompanied by images from the composer’s sketchbooks and manuscripts, this study provides valuable insights into the intricacies of Tippett’s work and the evolution of his creative process in the realm of classical music.
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Thomas Schuttenhelm provides a detailed account of the events leading up to and throughout the compositional process associated with Michael Tippett’s Fifth String Quartet and a comprehensive analysis of the entire quartet. The commentary discusses this work in the context of Tippett’s creative development and places it within the historical context of the genre of the string quartet. The commentary includes interviews with the members of the Lindsay String Quartet, who premiered the work, as well as previously unpublished letters from the composer and interviews with Tippett in which he discusses the quartet in detail. Special attention is given to Tippett’s preliminary attempts, which were only recently discovered (2011) and to the evidence that suggests he altered the original ending. Included are images from the composer’s sketchbooks and manuscripts, as well as the original beginning and the altered ending.
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