{"product_id":"percy-grainger-9780198166528","title":"Percy Grainger","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePercy Grainger\u003c\/strong\u003e by Bird, John. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780198166528.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Birds acclaimed biography of the Australian-born composer and pianist Percy Grainger gives the first full account of the life and works of one of the strangest figures in twentieth-century music. Behind Graingers highly original compositional achievements, folksong collecting, and glittering career as a virtuoso concert pianist lay a tragic and chaotic personal life--long domination by his mother, unorthodox sexual predilections, an eccentric athleticism, a demonic spiritual drive, and a wildly inconsistent personal philosophy with Anglo-Saxon obsessions such as his famous \"Blue-Eyed English.\" A list of published compositions, a current discography of performances by Grainger, and a selection of his seminal writings complete what has already proved to be a standard work.\nThis fully revised edition includes much new biographical material from John Birds continuing research. Graingers reputation and popularity as a uniquely individual composer continue to grow, and this book remains the definitive biography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67964965650485,"sku":"ByrdShop_0198166524","price":167.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780198166528.jpg?v=1794549196","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/percy-grainger-9780198166528","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}