Tonic to the Nation: Making English Music in the Festival of Britain
Author:   Nathaniel G. Lew
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367229429


Pages:   260
Publication Date:   07 February 2019
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Nathaniel G. Lew
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780367229429


ISBN 10:   0367229420
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   07 February 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents List of Figures and Tables 1 Acknowledgements 2 Introduction 3 Old music…: British repertory in London 4 …and new: Commissions and premieres 5 On stage…: Festival opera productions 6 …and off: The opera commissioning scheme 7 This is our moment: National elements in Festival operas 8 Afterword 9 Appendix 1: British music performed in the London Season of the Arts 10 Appendix 2: Commissions and premieres in the Festival of Britain 11 Appendix 3: Timeline of the open opera commissioning scheme 12 Bibliography 13 Index 14

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This book will be of great interest to musical, social and political historians as they seek to better understand the cultural implications of post-Second World War Britain, and the attempts made to mould an artistic response to the both the optimism and the hardships following the end of hostilities. - John France, MusicWeb International ...impressively-researched, compelling and highly useful addition to the literature about the Festival of Britain. - Nicholas Clark, Britten-Pears Foundation in EuropeNow, September 2017


This book will be of great interest to musical, social and political historians as they seek to better understand the cultural implications of post-Second World War Britain, and the attempts made to mould an artistic response to the both the optimism and the hardships following the end of hostilities. - John France, MusicWeb International ...impressively-researched, compelling and highly useful addition to the literature about the Festival of Britain. - Nicholas Clark, Britten-Pears Foundation in EuropeNow, September 2017


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Nathaniel G. Lew is Associate Professor of Music at Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont, USA.

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