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The aim of this volume is to analyze the contribution of music journalists to the revival of English music in the second half of the 19th century - the phenomenon that came to be called the "English musical renaissance". The contemporary notion that music critics operated as "watchmen of music", including the questions how and why they did so, will be examined in relation to the reception history of new English works in several of the leading newspapers and journals of the time. Individual critics are highlighted and discussed. The book is divided into two parts. Part one places the emphasis on the critics in the context of the publication for which they worked. Part two is more concerned with the relationship between three specific composers: Arthur Sullivan, Hubert Parry and Edward Elgar and the watchmen. The author argues that the "English musical renaissance" was ultimately a success and that this was largely due to the efforts of the music critics. In this, it seeks to re-evaluate the impact of music journalism on British musical history.

Author Biography:

Meirion Hughes, a freelance historian, co-authored (with R.A. Stradling) The English Musical Renaissance 1860-1940: Construction and Deconstruction (1993), a volume which has appeared in a revised edition as The English Musical Renaissance 1840-1940: Constructing a National Music (2001). He contributed essays on Elgar to Music and the Politics of Culture (1989), on Rossini to Conflict and Coexistence (1997), and has written and presented several broadcasts for BBC Radio 3.
Release date Australia
April 18th, 2002
Pages
260
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
ISBN-13
9780754605881
Product ID
27132856

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