The first English work dealing in detail with the life and musical influences of the Italian composer Luigi Dallapiccola (1904-1975).
The Beginnings: 1904-1938
Self-Exile and Discovery 1939-1945
Towards the Light of Freedom: 1945-1948
The Serial Idea: 1948-1953
Text and Symbol: 1954-1964
Ulysses, Wanderer and Discoverer: 1965-1975