Includes discography and index.

The early years / George Odam -- The professional years / Guy Rickards -- Symphonic and concertante works / Paul Conway -- The wind chamber music / Verity Butler -- Chamber music for strings / Guy Rickards -- Composing processes : an interview with John McCabe / George Odam -- The music for brass and wind / Paul Hindmarsh -- The piano music / Tamami Honma -- The vocal music / John Vorrasi -- Music for theatre, film and television / Guy Rickards.

"Liverpool-born composer and pianist, John McCabe, who is now into his seventh decade, has established himself as one of Britain's most recorded contemporary composers as well as a celebrated performer and recording artist. This book covers every aspect of his compositions and will help guide both general and specialist listeners and performers through the so-called landscapes of the mind that his music evokes." "The detailed discography will help readers to find recordings of many of the works described in the series of articles written by a collection of experienced critics, performers, broadcasters and reviewers, and the copious illustrations and full pages of musical score provide a variety of insights into McCabe's life and work."--BOOK JACKET.