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Lives of George Frideric Handel
Av David Hunter
Inbunden, 2015
538 kr
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How have Handel's 'lives' in biographies and histories moulded our understanding of the musician, the man and the icon?To evaluate the familiar, even over-familiar, story of Handel's life could be seen as a quixotic endeavour. How can there be anything new to say? This book seeks to distinguish …
George Smart and Nineteenth-Century London Concert Life
Inbunden, 2015
1333 kr
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The first full length study of Sir George Thomas Smart (1776-1867), musical animateur and early champion of the music of BeethovenSir George Thomas Smart (1776-1867) was a significant musical animateur of the early nineteenth century, who earned his living primarily as a conductor but was also …
Musicians of Bath and Beyond: Edward Loder (1809-1865) and his Family
Av Nicholas Nicholas Temperley
Inbunden, 2016
1333 kr
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This book takes advantage of new and often surprising biographical research on the Loder family as a whole and its four main figures, using them to illustrate aspects of music history in the 19th century.Musicians of Bath and Beyond: Edward Loder (1809-1865) and his Family illuminates three areas …
Conductors in Britain, 1870-1914
Wielding the Baton at the Height of Empire
Inbunden, 2017
1333 kr
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Shows how the work of orchestral conductors was shaped by and enriched cultural life in Britain from the late Victorian era to World War I.Drawing on many archival findings, this book considers the emerging function and status of orchestral conductors in Britain, and the nature of the opportunities …
Ernest Newman
A Critical Biography
Av Paul Watt
Inbunden, 2017
474 kr
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Examines the genesis of Ernest Newman's major publications in the context of prevailing intellectual trends in history, criticism and biography.Ernest Newman (1868-1959) left an indelible mark on British musical criticism in a career spanning more than seventy years. His magisterial Life of Richard …
Composing History
National Identities and the English Masque Revival, 1860-1920
Inbunden, 2018
1267 kr
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A study of the ways in which topics of English history were central to conceptions of English identity, musical and otherwise, during the Victorian and Edwardian periodsThis study explores the ways in which topics of English history were central to conceptions of English identity, musical and …
Well-Travelled Musician
John Sigismond Cousser and Musical Exchange in Baroque Europe
Inbunden, 2017
1785 kr
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John Sigismond Cousser, as performer and composer, was a pioneering figure in the musical history of the European Baroque era.John Sigismond Cousser - born Johann Sigismund Kusser in Pressburg, Hungary in 1660 - was a pioneering figure in the musical history of the Baroque era. Having worked …
Music in the West Country
Social and Cultural History across an English Region
Inbunden, 2018
460 kr
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The first regional history of music in England.Music in the West Country is the first regional history of music in England. Ranging over seven hundred years, from the minstrels, waits, and cathedral choristers of the fourteenth century to the Bristol Sound of the late twentieth, the book explores …
British Musical Criticism and Intellectual Thought, 1850-1950
Av Jeremy Dibble, Julian Horton
Inbunden, 2018
1731 kr
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This collection provides an in-depth look at musical criticism between the mid-nineteenth and the mid-twentieth century.British music between the mid-nineteenth and the mid-twentieth century reflected changes and developments in society, education, philosophy, aesthetics, politics and the upheaval …
Music for St Cecilia's Day: From Purcell to Handel
Av Bryan White
Inbunden, 2019
1748 kr
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In 1683 English court musicians and the Musical Society of London joined forces to celebrate St Cecilia's Day (22 November) with a feast and the performance of specially composed music. The most prominent composers and poets of the age wrote for these occasions, including Henry Purcell, John Blow, …
With Mornefull Musique: Funeral Elegies in Early Modern England
Inbunden, 2018
737 kr
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This book looks at the musical culture of death in early modern England.This book looks at the musical culture of death in early modern England. In particular, it examines musical funeral elegies and the people related to commemorative tribute - the departed, the composer, potential patrons, and …
Before the Baton
Musical Direction and Conducting in Stuart and Georgian Britain
Av Peter Holman
Inbunden, 2020
670 kr
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How was large-scale music directed or conducted in Britain before baton conducting took hold in the 1830s?This book investigates the ways large-scale music was directed or conducted in Britain before baton conducting took hold in the 1830s. After surveying practice in Italy, Germany and France from …
Organ-building in Georgian and Victorian England
The Work of Gray & Davison, 1772-1890
Inbunden, 2020
2149 kr
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The London firm of Gray (later Gray & Davison) was one of Britain's leading organ-makers between the 1790s and the 1880s.Established for the building of keyboard instruments, by the mid-1790s the workshop of brothers Robert and William Gray had become one of the leading organ-makers in London, with …
Musical Exchange between Britain and Europe, 1500-1800
Essays in Honour of Peter Holman
Av John Cunningham, Bryan White
Inbunden, 2020
2129 kr
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This book explores the exchange of music, musicians and musical practice between Britain and the Continent in the period c.1500-1800.This book explores the exchange of music, musicians and musical practice between Britain and the Continent in the period c.1500-1800. Inspired by Peter Holman's …
Symphonic Poem in Britain, 1850-1950
Inbunden, 2020
1731 kr
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The Symphonic Poem in Britain 1850-1950aims to raise the status of the genre generally, and in Britain specifically, by reaffirming British composers' confidence in dealing with literary texts.The Symphonic Poem in Britain 1850-1950 aims to raise the status of the genre generally and in Britain …
Music in North-East England, 1500-1800
Av Stephanie Carter, Stephanie Carter m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1809 kr
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This collection situates the North-East within a developing nationwide account of British musical culture.Music in North-East England provides a wide-ranging exploration of musical life in the North-East of England during the early modern period. It contributes to a growing number of studies …
John Gunn: Musician Scholar in Enlightenment Britain
Inbunden, 2021
1267 kr
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Examines the life and work of Scottish cellist and antiquarian John Gunn (1766-1824) through newly discovered sources.The Scottish cellist and antiquarian John Gunn (1766-1824) is unique among British writers on music in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Learned and practical, at …
British Music, Musicians and Institutions, c. 1630-1800
Essays in Honour of Harry Diack Johnstone
Av Peter Lynan, Julian Rushton m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1333 kr
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Building upon the developing picture of the importance of British music, musicians and institutions during the eighteenth century, this book investigates the themes of composition, performance (amateur and professional) and music-printing, within the wider context of social, religious and secular …
Exhibitions, Music and the British Empire
Av Sarah Kirby
Inbunden, 2022
1333 kr
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Combining approaches from reception studies and historical musicology, this book demonstrates how the representation of music at exhibitions drew the press and public into debates about music's role in society.International exhibitions were among the most significant cultural phenomena of the late …
Opera and Politics in Queen Anne's Britain, 1705-1714
Inbunden, 2022
1933 kr
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Explores the political meanings that Italian opera - its composers, agents and institutions - had for audiences in eighteenth-century Britain.The reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714) was pivotal for both politics and opera in Britain. In this study, Thomas McGeary brings together a wide range of sources …
Music Trade in Regional Britain, 1650–1800
Av Stephanie Carter, Simon D. I. Fleming
Inbunden, 2025
1267 kr
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Explores the breadth, diversity and significance of the commercial music trade and its communities across Britain during the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.Adding to the existing scholarship on music publishers and instrument makers, mostly based in London and the university cities, the …
Royal Musical Association
Creating Scholars, Advancing Research
Inbunden, 2024
1333 kr
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Charting the history of the Royal Musical Association over 150 years: from scientific roots and the long resistance of British universities to music study, to bringing UK musicology to worldwide recognition.This book is the first comprehensive history of the Royal Musical Association. Drawing on …
Life and Music of Elizabeth Maconchy
Av Erica Siegel
Inbunden, 2023
1333 kr
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The first full-length biographical study of Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994). The British-born Irish composer (Dame) Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994) is best known today for her cycle of thirteen string quartets, composed over five decades. And yet, her oeuvre ranges from large scale choral works, to …
Music in Edwardian London
Inbunden, 2024
1068 kr
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Traversing London's musical culture, this book boldly illuminates the emergence of Edwardian London as a beacon of musical innovation.The dawning of a new century saw London emerge as a hub in a fast-developing global music industry, mirroring Britain's pivotal position between the continent, the …
Music in Edwardian London
Häftad, 2024
347 kr
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Traversing London's musical culture, this book boldly illuminates the emergence of Edwardian London as a beacon of musical innovation.The dawning of a new century saw London emerge as a hub in a fast-developing global music industry, mirroring Britain's pivotal position between the continent, the …
Cultural Politics of Opera, 1720-1742
The Era of Walpole, Pope, and Handel
Inbunden, 2024
1933 kr
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Explores the intersection of the world of opera, literature, and partisan politics to show how Italian opera was put to use in the 'culture wars' of the day.This last of a trilogy of books on opera and politics in Britain examines the cultural politics of opera during the ministerial reign of Sir …
Royal Musical Association
Creating Scholars, Advancing Research
Häftad, 2024
389 kr
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Charting the history of the Royal Musical Association over 150 years: from scientific roots and the long resistance of British universities to music study, to bringing UK musicology to worldwide recognition.This book is the first comprehensive history of the Royal Musical Association. Drawing on …
Frank Bridge: New Perspectives
Inbunden, 2026
1267 kr
Kommande
A fresh and comprehensive study of Frank Bridge, exploring his modernism, overlooked works and transformative contributions to British music.Frank Bridge (1879-1941), student of Stanford and famously teacher of Benjamin Britten, was arguably one of the first British composers developing a radical …
Weird Music: Reading John Ireland and Arthur Machen
Av Eric McElroy
Inbunden, 2026
1415 kr
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Using John Ireland's fascination with Arthur Machen as case study, this book challenges our perception of the correspondence between music and literature in twentieth-century Britain.The composer John Ireland (1879-1962) declared repeatedly that no one could understand his music until they had …
Before the Baton
Musical Direction and Conducting in Stuart and Georgian Britain
Av Peter Holman
Häftad, 2026
448 kr
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How was large-scale music directed or conducted in Britain before baton conducting took hold in the 1830s?This book investigates the ways large-scale music was directed or conducted in Britain before baton conducting took hold in the 1830s. After surveying practice in Italy, Germany and France from …
