Tonic to the Nation: Making English Music in the Festival of Britain
- Author: Lew, Nathaniel G.
This book will be of great interest to musical, social and political historians as they seek to better understand the cultural implications of post-Second World War Britain, and the attempts... — More…
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Contents
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables 1
- Acknowledgements 2
- Introduction 3
- Old music...: British repertory in London 4
- ...and new: Commissions and premieres 5
- On stage...: Festival opera productions 6
- ...and off: The opera commissioning scheme 7
- This is our moment: National elements in Festival operas 8
- Afterword 9
- Appendix 1: British music performed in the London Season of the Arts 10
- Appendix 2: Commissions and premieres in the Festival of Britain 11
- Appendix 3: Timeline of the open opera commissioning scheme 12
- Bibliography 13
- Index 14