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Tonic to the nation : making English music in the Festival of Britain / Nathaniel G. Lew.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3917.G7 L49 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lew, Nathaniel Geoffrey, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Music.
- Music--Political aspects--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Concerts--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Concerts.
- Nationalism in music.
- Festival of Britain (1951 : Great Britain).
- Festival of Britain.
- Music--Political aspects.
- Music--Social aspects.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 247 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge , 2017.
- Contents:
- Old music : British repertory in London
- And new : commissions and premieres
- On stage : festival opera productions
- And off : the opera commissioning scheme
- This is our moment : national elements in festival operas
- Appendix 1. British music performed in the London season of the arts
- Appendix 2. Commissions and premieres in the Festival of Britain
- Appendix 3. Timeline of the open opera commissioning scheme.
- Notes:
- "An Ashgate book".
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Lew, Nathaniel Geoffrey, author. Tonic to the nation.
- ISBN:
- 9781472458230
- 1472458230
- OCLC:
- 928751122
- Publisher Number:
- 99968536700
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