| English Musical Renaissance, 1840-1940 Contributor(s): Hughes, Meirion (Author), Stradling, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719058309 ISBN-13: 9780719058301 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2001 Annotation: This controversial study isolates and identifies the intellectual, social, and political assumptions which surrounded English music in the early-20th century. The authors deconstruct the established meanings of music in this period, arguing that music was not just for the elite, but it had come to represent a stronghold of national values, reflecting the reassuring "Englishness" of middle-class life as well. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 780.942 |
| LCCN: 2001044262 |
| Series: Music and Society |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 5.48" W x 8.51" (0.91 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Second edition of a book which caused huge controversy in its first printing - now completely revised and updated. Argues that research into the cultural history of music can significantly help our understanding of the evolution of English national identity. Only book of its kind to cover such a revolutionary period in British music. Looks at how music reflected the privileged elite, ignoring the vast majority of 'music lovers', and was crucial in the construction of a British national identity. The second edition features a new and expanded introduction, a new chapter on Mendelssohn's Elijah - and the complete text has also been updated and revised. |