{"product_id":"kenneth-leighton-a-bio-bibliography-hardcover-1","title":"Kenneth Leighton: A Bio-Bibliography - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarolyn J. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenneth Leighton, best known for his organ and sacred choral music, was a composer of great depth and talent who wrote a significant body of works. Many of those works were written for large orchestras and a significant number of pieces of chamber music were composed for a variety of instrument groupings, as well as for instrumental solos. Anyone interested in 20th-century music as well as British and Scottish Cathedral music will find a wealth of works listed with a description of each. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKenneth Leighton, best known for his organ and sacred choral music, was a composer of great depth and talent who wrote a significant body of works. Many of those works were written for large orchestras and a significant number of pieces of chamber music were composed for a variety of instrument groupings, as well as for instrumental solos. Anyone interested in 20th-century music as well as British and Scottish Cathedral music will find a wealth of works listed with a description of each. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume begins with a brief biography of Leighton and is followed by an alphabetical listing of works and performances. Also included is a discography and a bibliography of articles, reviews, books, and dissertations. The last section is a chronological list of compositions. Smith helps us to realize that Kenneth Leighton was an extraordinary composer of 20th-century music with a varied body of works and also a virtuoso pianist of some note.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCAROLYN J. SMITH is the Music Bibliographer and Head of the Gifts Department at Texas A\u0026amp;M University Libraries. Her previous publications include ^IWilliam Walton: A Bio-Bibliogrpahy (Greenwood, 1988) and ^IPeter Maxwell Davies: A Bio-Bibliogrpahy (Greenwood, 1995).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 9.36 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53043159433523,"sku":"9780313305153","price":187.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/AJSvFMCEq29780313305153_d986aed9-7176-4d8b-a367-3cdc5d9873e4.webp?v=1770840682","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/kenneth-leighton-a-bio-bibliography-hardcover-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}