Music in Eighteenth-Century Britain (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781840146882)

This collection of essays by some of the leading scholars in the field looks at various aspects of musical life in eighteenth-century Britain. The significant roles played by institutions such as the Freemasons and foreign embassy chapels in promoting music making and introducing foreign styles to English music are examined, as well as the influence exerted by individuals, both foreign and British. The book covers the spectrum of British music, both sacred and secular, and both cosmopolitan and provincial. In doing so it helps to redress the picture of eighteenth-century British music which has previously portrayed Handel and London as its primary constituents.

Author: David Wyn Jones
ISBN-10: 1840146885
ISBN-13: 9781840146882
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 12/29/2000
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2001 pg. 193