Sonata Mulattica Sonata Mulattica Sonata Mulattica : A Life in Five Movements and a Short Play is a collection of poems by U.S. poet laureate Rita Dove, published in 2009, about the life of George Bridgetower. Bridgetower was a biracial (Afro-Caribbean, Polish, German) musician who was friends with Beethoven. Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata was originally dedicated to Bridgetower, and was originally entitled "Sonata mulattica composta per il mulatto Brischdauer [Bridgetower], gran pazzo e compositore mulattico" (Mulatto Sonata composed for the mulatto Brischdauer, big wild mulatto composer) Dove said that she relied on documents such as the diary of Charlotte Papendiek, lady-in-waiting to the
Mike Oldfield: A Life Dedicated to Music an insight into Dewey's life as a fan. Mike Oldfield: A Life Dedicated to Music Mike Oldfield - A Life Dedicated To Music () is a biography of Mike Oldfield published in May 2013 by Brimstone Press. It was written by Chris Dewey who is also the editor of Dark Star, the official fan magazine for Mike Oldfield. The book covers the whole of Oldfield's life from his early schooldays up to his appearance at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. Although predominantly covering Oldfield's music drawing on interviews with collaborating musicians, family members and school friends conducted by Dewey