English Musical Renaissance, 1840-1940
Author | : Meirion Hughes |
Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2001-12-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 0719058309 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780719058301 |
Rating | : 4/5 (301 Downloads) |
Download or read book English Musical Renaissance, 1840-1940 written by Meirion Hughes and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2001-12-07 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.