Browse: Music in Britain, 1600-2000 (series)
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A thoughtful and well-written book. A mix of social and economic history, it is a stellar example of what a study of conductors and conducting can achieve, when the various mix of emphasis is... — More…
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Before the Baton: Musical Direction and Conducting in Stuart and Georgian Britain
- Author: Holman, Peter
This beautifully produced volume is a remarkable achievement - clearly the outcome of exhaustive, wide-ranging research. a stimulating and thought provoking read — More…
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Musical Exchange between Britain and Europe, 1500-1800: Essays in Honour of Peter Holman
- Editor: Cunningham, John
- Editor: White, Bryan
[A] wide ranging set of first-rate, tightly-focussed essays by leading scholars in their respective fields that makes a significant contribution to the on-going study of music in Britain — More…
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This authoritative and intriguing book is both well-researched and generously illustrated. Erica Siegel writes with passion in an engaging, fluent and readable style. The book will appeal to... — More…
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The importance of this book is in drawing together and developing the stories of [the Loder family]...using their achievements as an analogue to explore Britain's musical culture during the 'long... — More…
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[This] volume draws on a truly vast range of documentation [...] and is written in an unpretentious, descriptive prose [...] the coverage is impressive and its result will be of use in many connections:... — More…
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British Music, Musicians and Institutions, c. 1630-1800: Essays in Honour of Harry Diack Johnstone
- Editor: Lynan, Peter
- Editor: Rushton, Julian
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Sympathetic and intensively researched volume will do much to restore [Sir George Smart's] reputation — More…
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The Advancement of Music in Enlightenment England: Benjamin Cooke and the Academy of Ancient Music
- Author: Eggington, Timothy
This is an important book that deserves to be part of any reading list on the music of the English Enlightenment — More…
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Composing History: National Identities and the English Masque Revival, 1860-1920
- Author: Heckert, Deborah
[S]erves as a valuable case study of how cultural products can reflect the broader concerns of their times . . . will be most useful for specialists since Heckert's writing style is geared towards... — More…
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$105.25