Come and Listen to the Stars Singing - Priaulx Rainier: A Pictorial Biography
Author: June Opie
ISBN: 0906720176
Description:
Composer Priaulx Rainier was described by Sir Yehudi Menuhin as having ‘a musical imagination of a colour and variety scarcely to be believed’. Born in South Africa, she was Professor of Composition at the Royal Academy of Music. A contemporary and close friend of St Ives artists Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth, she spent much of her time in Cornwall. This book includes Priaulx Rainier’s musical life, and brings out her enthusiasm, her warmth and her sense of humour.
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June Opie wrote on a wide range of subjects, and knew Priaulx Rainier well for many years. Her other books include Over My Dead Body.
1st edition Paperback 96 pages 90 b/w photos, 5 line drawings 228 x 209mm 1988
Early Years Musical Life in London Travels Later Years Chronological List of Works
