{"product_id":"9781848428317-playing-by-ear","title":"Playing by Ear","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReflections on Sound and Music\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of new essays from the world-renowned director, offering unique and personal insights into sound and music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Listen!’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of new essays, the world-renowned director Peter Brook offers unique and personal insights into sound and music – from the surprising impact of Broadway musicals on his famous \u003cem\u003eMidsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, to the allure of applause, and on to the ultimate empty space: silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is studded throughout with episodes from the author's own life and career in opera, theatre and film – including working on many of his most notable productions, and intimate first-hand accounts of collaborating with leading figures including Truman Capote, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh – and ranges across musical styles and cultures from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlaying by Ear\u003c\/em\u003e is full of Brook's shafts of insight and perception, and written with his customary wit and wisdom. It is a rich companion to his earlier reflections on Shakespeare in \u003cem\u003eThe Quality of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e and on language and meaning in \u003cem\u003eTip of the Tongue\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40946157387873,"sku":"9781848428317","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27614462.jpg?v=1721908103","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781848428317-playing-by-ear","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}