Imogen Holst: 'A Life In Music' gives a full assessment of Imogen Holst's life and achievements, both in her own words and through the analysis of noted scholars. Throughout her life, 'Imo', as she was known, kept a colourful record of her achievements and these form the backbone of the volume, ranging from insightful essays on a variety of musical topics to the daily journal that she kept between 1952 and 1954 at the start of her working association with Britten. The 'Britten' journals also provides a unique insight into the professional and domestic life of a major composer, now published in full for the first time.

Around these writings is woven a biographical narrative by Rosamund Strode, Holst's successor as Britten's music assistant and one of her closest colleagues and friends. The volume also includes an essay on her musical style and a complete catalogue of her works by Christopher Tinker.

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