{"product_id":"playing-by-ear-reflections-on-sound-and-music-paperback","title":"Playing by Ear: Reflections on Sound and Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Brook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of essays, legendary theatre director Peter Brook reflects on the role of music in theatre and performance and revisits some of the best-known productions from his long and distinguished career, including \u003cem\u003eTitus Andronicus, Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Prisoner\u003c\/em\u003e. In his prologue, Brook writes, \"As Orpheus discovered, every animal can respond to sounds. For us, the living question is 'Which sounds? What music?' In this book we will try to explore together the infinite range of experiences that can sometimes touch us deeply, sometimes leave us cold.\" With topics ranging from how to evoke \"true listening\" to the relationship between words and music to the \"living presence\" of silence, Brook's ever-inquisitive and questing mind invites the reader to pay greater attention to the rhythms and melodies present on stage and in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Brook is one of the world's best-known theatre directors. Outstanding in a career full of remarkable achievements are his productions of \u003cem\u003eTitus Andronicus \u003c\/em\u003e(1955) with Laurence Olivier, \u003cem\u003eKing Lear \u003c\/em\u003e(1962) with Paul Scofield, and \u003cem\u003eThe Marat\/Sade \u003c\/em\u003e(1964) and \u003cem\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream \u003c\/em\u003e(1970), both for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Since moving to Paris and establishing the International Centre for Theatre Research in 1970 and the International Centre for Theatre Creation when he opened the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in 1974, he has produced a series of events which push at the boundaries of theatre, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Conference of the Birds \u003c\/em\u003e(1976), \u003cem\u003eThe Ik \u003c\/em\u003e(1975), \u003cem\u003eThe Mahabharata \u003c\/em\u003e(1985) and \u003cem\u003eThe Tragedy of Carmen \u003c\/em\u003e(1981) to name but a few. His films include \u003cem\u003eLord of the Flies \u003c\/em\u003e(1963), \u003cem\u003eKing Lear \u003c\/em\u003e(1970), \u003cem\u003eThe Mahabharata \u003c\/em\u003e(1989), \u003cem\u003eTell Me Lies \u003c\/em\u003e(restored 2013) and \u003cem\u003eMeetings with Remarkable Men \u003c\/em\u003e(restored 2017). His hugely influential books, from \u003cem\u003eThe Empty Space \u003c\/em\u003e(1968) to \u003cem\u003eTip of the Tongue \u003c\/em\u003e(2017), have been published in many languages throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769613386016,"sku":"9781559369831","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/69af0db13e442d7b0ffd9b8eed6bc33e.webp?v=1780351966","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/playing-by-ear-reflections-on-sound-and-music-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}