Nathaniel G Lew

Tonic to the Nation

Making English Music in the Festival of Britain

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Produktbeschreibung

Tonic to the Nation tells the story of the English classical music and opera composed and revived for the Festival of Britain, and explores how these long-overlooked components of the Festival helped define English music in the post-war period.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9780367229429
• ISBN-10: 0367229420
• Artikelnr.: 56925230

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
List of Figures and Tables 1
Acknowledgements 2
Introduction 3
1. Old music...: British repertory in London 4
2. ...and new: Commissions and premieres 5
3. On stage...: Festival opera productions 6
4. ...and off: The opera commissioning scheme 7
5. 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