A Reappraisal of the Relationship Between Benjamin Britten and Walter Greatorex
Walter Greatorex was Music Master at Gresham’s School from 1911 to 1936. Benjamin Britten was his pupil from 1928-1930 (aged 14-16). The received view is that Britten despised him as incompetent, unimaginative and reactionary. This view is based on Britten’s letters home from Gresham’s and an often...
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Columbia University Libraries
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Current Musicology |
| Online Access: | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/currentmusicology/article/view/5402 |