Hakutulokset: Sarja music in britain, 1600-2000
yhteensä 26 hakutulosta
The Well-Travelled Musician
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 …
George Smart and Nineteenth-Century London Concert Life
The first full length study of Sir George Thomas Smart (1776-1867), musical animateur and early champion of the music of Beethoven Sir George Thomas Smart (1776-1867) was a …
Exhibitions, Music and the British Empire
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 …
British Music, Musicians and Institutions, c. 1630-1800
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, …
John Gunn: Musician Scholar in Enlightenment Britain
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 …
Conductors in Britain, 1870-1914
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 …
Opera and Politics in Queen Anne's Britain, 1705-1714
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) …
The Lives of George Frideric Handel
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 …
The Life and Music of Elizabeth Maconchy
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 …
Music in North-East England, 1500-1800
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 …
Musicians of Bath and Beyond: Edward Loder (1809-1865) and his Family
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 …
The Advancement of Music in Enlightenment England
Casts new and valuable light on English musical history and on Enlightenment culture more generally. This is a book guaranteed to make waves. It skilfully weaves the story of one …