Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. General foreword/Avant-propos général ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. 1. The early years 1
6. 2. The apprenticeship 22
7. 3. Paris 1950 42
8. 4. Consolidation, recognition 1951-9 58
9. 5. Paris 1960-1 and the orchestral works of the late fifties and early sixties 84
10. 6. New directions: the vocal works of the sixties 106
11. 7. Louis Riel 129
12. 8. Rome 1969-71 and the early seventies 141
13. Appendix 1. Compositions by Harry Somers 155
14. Appendix 2. Discography 165
15. Appendix 3. Synopsis of Louis Kiel 167
16. Selected bibliography 173
17. Index 177