Luigi Dallapiccola and Musical Modernism in Fascist Italy

Luigi Dallapiccola is widely considered a defining figure in twentieth-century Italian musical modernism, whose compositions bear passionate witness to the historical period through which he lived. In this book, Ben Earle focuses on three major works by the composer: the one-act operas Volo di notte (''Night Flight'') and Il prigioniero (''The Prisoner''), and the choral Canti di prigionia (''Song...