Joseph Holbrooke

Joseph Holbrooke
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 381
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ISBN-10 : 9780810888920
ISBN-13 : 0810888920
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Joseph Holbrooke by : Paul Watt

This is the first scholarly work to document the musical life of Joseph Holbrooke, one of Britain’s most prolific and controversial composers during the first half of the twentieth century. Holbrooke was outspoken on many issues, including the maligned fortunes of British composers, which he believed were brought about by apathy and indifference on the part of critics and the public. Despite doubts in various quarters over Holbrooke’s ability to forge a unique compositional idiom, many of his works were performed to critical acclaim in Britain, Europe, and the United States. Today, Holbrooke’s music is increasingly enjoyed and recorded. Joseph Holbrooke: Composer, Critic, and Musical Patriot opens with a biographical overview of Holbrooke that concentrates on his relationship with Granville Bantock and Wales and the role that Lord Howard de Walden played in Holbrooke’s work and development. Contributors offer studies of a selection of repertory by Holbrooke, including his chamber music, the operas Pierrot and Pierrette and The Enchanted Garden, and his tone poem “The Raven.” The final chapter describes Holbrooke’s patriotism by examining his book Contemporary British Composers, which was published in 1925. Included is an appendix that provides the first comprehensive and corrected list of Holbrooke’s compositions. This book will interest not only musicologists, musicians and listeners interested in the repertory of the British classical music tradition but also scholars and general readers interested in the ways Celticism, poetic inspiration, and nationalist ideology were expressed in the work of classical composers in the early twentieth century.

Derek Bailey and the Story of Free Improvisation

Derek Bailey and the Story of Free Improvisation
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Publisher : Verso
Total Pages : 500
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ISBN-10 : 1844670031
ISBN-13 : 9781844670031
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Derek Bailey and the Story of Free Improvisation by : Ben Watson

Lifts the lid on an artistic ferment which has defied every known law of the music business.

Two Centuries of British Symphonism

Two Centuries of British Symphonism
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Publisher : Georg Olms Verlag
Total Pages : 610
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ISBN-10 : 9783487152271
ISBN-13 : 3487152274
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Two Centuries of British Symphonism by : Jürgen Schaarwächter

Die britische Sinfonik ist erst in jüngster Zeit ins allgemeine Interesse gerückt. Ein Überblick über die sinfonische Entwicklung im Vereinigten Königreich seit den Anfängen im 18. Jahrhundert bis ins 20. Jahrhundert blieb aber bis heute ein Desideratum. Der hier vorgelegte Überblick zeigt, wie sich die Identität einer britischen Sinfonik über mehr als hundert Jahre entwickelte, geprägt durch Einflüsse vom europäischen Kontinent und von dem Bedürfnis, eigene Wege zu finden. Gegen Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts nahm das sinfonische Schaffen in Großbritannien stark zu, brachte jedoch erst mit Edward Elgar einen prominenten Vertreter von internationalem Rang hervor. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt dieser Publikation liegt auf jenen Werken, die zu einem gewissen Grade von anderen überschattet wurden, unveröffentlicht oder unaufgeführt blieben. Das Ergebnis ist das Bild einer vielgestaltigen sinfonischen Landschaft Großbritanniens, das die ästhetischen Perspektiven der einzelnen Komponisten wie auch ihre soziokulturellen Kontexte erhellt. Ein umfangreiches Verzeichnis aller bekannten Werke und eine ausführliche Bibliographie laden zu weiterer Erkundung des Sujets ein. Only in relatively recent times has any real attention been given to British symphonies. So a comprehensive survey, showing what exists and how the situation in the United Kingdom developed, from the beginnings in the 18th century until well into the 20th century, is long overdue. The preliminary survey presented here shows how a British symphonic identity gradually took shape over more than a century, through influences from abroad and, at home, enterprising attempts to find new ways of expression. By the end of the 19th century, British symphonists had produced an impressive body of work, yet only with the appearance of Elgar’s two symphonies in the following decade did this flourishing school find a champion of international renown. In this publication, light is shone on those works that have to some extent been overshadowed, as well as on those that have remained unpublished or unperformed. The result is a multi-faceted panorama of British symphonism, offering many insights into the composers’ thinking and their socio-cultural contexts. A comprehensive catalogue of all known works and an extensive bibliography invite readers to delve further into the subject.

Sensibility and English Song

Sensibility and English Song
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 644
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ISBN-10 : 052137944X
ISBN-13 : 9780521379441
Rating : 4/5 (4X Downloads)

Synopsis Sensibility and English Song by : Stephen Banfield

The history of English song from the late nineteenth century to the Second World War.

Albion’s Glory

Albion’s Glory
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Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Total Pages : 360
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781800466968
ISBN-13 : 180046696X
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Albion’s Glory by : Stephen H. Smith

My book begins with a brief consideration of what we mean by “English music” and what factors are involved. I explain the reasons behind my choice of composers for consideration, and for the omissions from the survey.

Tony Oxley - Discography

Tony Oxley - Discography
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages : 122
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ISBN-10 : 9783751911610
ISBN-13 : 3751911618
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Tony Oxley - Discography by : Rainer Thieme

Tony Oxley - Discography. Das Buch beinhaltet alle Tonträger die von und mit dem englischen Freejazz-Schalgzeuger von 1965 bis 2020 veröffentlicht wurden. Außerdem eine Kurzbiografie in deutsch und englisch. Seit ca. 30 Jahren lebt Tony Oxley in Deutschland und spielte weltweit mit internationalen Jazzmusikern zusammen. Alle Produktionen sind hier chronologisch aufgelsitet, mit Angaben zum Titel des Tonträgers, LP, CD, AudioKassette..., mit der Besetzung mit Instrumenten, Produzent, Tontechniker, Trackliste mit Laufzeitlänge...Teilweise mit einem Querverweiss auf andere Tonträger. Alle cover in Farbe und teilweise das dazugehörige Label.

The Graphic

The Graphic
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1078
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ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112072527457
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

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