Cradles of the New: Writings on Music 1951-1991

by Donald Mitchell, Christopher Palmer (Selected by), Mervin Cooke (Editor)

A collection of the writings of musicologist Donald Mitchell. There are pieces on Mahler and Britten, on whom Mitchell is a leading authority, and studies of Max Reger, Malcolm Arnold, Elgar and Delius. Other articles include an attempt to define the role of Expressionism in music.

Genres: Music

506 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1995

About the author

Donald Charles Peter Mitchell, CBE, is a British writer on music, particularly known for his books on Gustav Mahler and Benjamin Britten and for the book The Language of Modern Music, published 1963. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_...]