The English musical renaissance, 1840-1940 : constructing a national music
This work argues that research into the cultural history of music can significantly help our understanding of the evolution of English national identity. It identifies the intellectual, social and political assumptions which surrounded English music in the early part of the 20th century.
Print Book, English, 2001
Manchester University Press, New York, 2001
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xxi, 330 pages ; 22 cm.
9780719058295, 9780719058301, 0719058295, 0719058309
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Part one: The history and politics of the Renaissance1. Renaissance and Reformation (1840-94)2. A troubled inheritance (1895-1914)3. War, post-war, pre-war, more war (1914-40)Part two: Aspects of cultural formation4. Being beastly to the Hun5. Crusading for national music6. Slaying the false prophets7. Becoming transfigured -- .
Revised edition of: The English musical Renaissance, 1860-1940 / Robert Stradling and Meirion Hughes, 1993