William Walton: Music and Literature

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Contents: Preface Michael Pope
The Songs Alan Cuckston
Sacred Music John Coggrave
FaAade: a noise like amber Kevin McBeath
Belshazzar and BBC Bureaucracy: the Origins of a Masterpiece Michael Kennedy
The Symphonies and the Concertos Robert Meikle
Film Music Stephen Lloyd
'All the things that might have been': Christopher Columbus Zelda Lawrence-Curran
'A Lost Child': a Study of the Genesis of Troilus and Cressida Scott Price
Recorded Works Lyndon Jenkins
Walton's Words Lewis Foreman
Bibliography
Index of Walton's music
Index of names.

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This collection of essays seeks to reflect the many aspects of the life and work of William Walton. Written by acknowledged Walton scholars they cover the literary influences in his music and the current debates that surround them. Walton’s particularly well-known compositions are examined, such as Belshazzar’s Feast, Troilus and Cressida and FaÃ§ade. Also included is an overview of his 14 film scores and an analysis of his first and second symphonies and his concertos.

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several of the ten contributors whose essays make up this collection draw fascinating material to our attention

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