Overview
Lectures by leading Victorian conductor and composer reveal much about musical life at the time. An annotated critical edition of twelve lectures by William Sterndale Bennett [1816-75], the foremost English musician of the mid-Victorian period, principal of the Royal Academy, and conductor of the Philharmonic Society. Delivered at the London Institution and Cambridge University between 1858 and 1871, they are valuable both as representative of the Victorian understanding of musical history, and for Bennett's astute comments on the state of music andmusical life at the time. They include admonishments to the British government for failing to offer adequate financial support to the art; interesting and often surprising views on many contemporary composers; and discourses on his own experiences as a professional musician. The lectures are presented with annotations which identify the persons, institutions and compositions referred to in the text. An extensive introduction sets the lectures in context and reflects on their significance to English musical history and to Bennett's personal career. NICHOLAS TEMPERLEY is Professor of Music Emeritus at the University of Illinois.
Full Product Details
Author: William Sterndale Bennett ,
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Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint: The Boydell Press
Edition: Annotated edition
Volume: v. 1
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.496kg
ISBN: 9781843832720
ISBN 10: 1843832720
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 19 October 2006
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
A masterful achievement...deserves to be read...as a model of editorial method...greatly enriching our understanding of British musical culture. MUSIC & LETTERSA fine edition...valuable both as an indication of the current state of musical knowledge in the Victorian era, and for (Bennett's) comments on the contemporary musical scene. MUSICAL TIMESAdds considerable substance and potency to (claims that)...Bennett laid the foundations of the 'English musical renaissance...Eminently readable, elegantly presented and scrupulously scholarly. AD PARNASSUM (Rohan H. Stewart-MacDonald)Well-produced and meticulously researched...well worth seeking out for the information and insight it co-produced and meticulously researched...well worth seeking out for the information and insight it contains about a period of mu
A masterful achievement...deserves to be read...as a model of editorial method...greatly enriching our understanding of British musical culture. MUSIC & LETTERSA fine edition...valuable both as an indication of the current state of musical knowledge in the Victorian era, and for [Bennett's] comments on the contemporary musical scene. MUSICAL TIMESAdds considerable substance and potency to [claims that]...Bennett laid the foundations of the 'English musical renaissance...Eminently readable, elegantly presented and scrupulously scholarly. AD PARNASSUM [Rohan H. Stewart-MacDonald]Well-produced and meticulously researched...well worth seeking out for the information and insight it contains about a period of musical and social history increasingly remote from us today. BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY NEWS [John Talbot]
A masterful achievement...deserves to be read...as a model of editorial method...greatly enriching our understanding of British musical culture. MUSIC & LETTERSA fine edition...valuable both as an indication of the current state of musical knowledge in the Victorian era, and for (Bennett's) comments on the contemporary musical scene. MUSICAL TIMESAdds considerable substance and potency to (claims that)...Bennett laid the foundations of the 'English musical renaissance...Eminently readable, elegantly presented and scrupulously scholarly. AD PARNASSUM (Rohan H. Stewart-MacDonald)Well-produced and meticulously researched...well worth seeking out for the information and insight it contains about a period of musical and social history increasingly remote from us today. BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY NEWS (John Talbot)
Adds considerable substance and potency to (claims that)...Bennett laid the foundations of the 'English musical renaissance...Eminently readable, elegantly presented and scrupulously scholarly. AD PARNASSUM (Rohan H. Stewart-MacDonald)Well-produced and meticulously researched...well worth seeking out for the information and insight it contains about a period of musical and social history increasingly remote from us today. BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY NEWS (John Talbot)
