Second Viennese School (New Grove Composer Biography)

Paul Griffiths is an acclaimed writer whose books include: A Concise History of Western Music and The Penguin Companion to Classical Music. He wrote the libretto for Elliott Carter's What Next? and has published three novels. In 2002 Griffiths was honoured by the French government as a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.