English pastoral music : from Arcadia to Utopia, 1900-1955 / Eric Saylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saylor, Eric, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pastoral music (Secular)--England--20th century--History and criticism.

Pastoral music (Secular).

Music--England--20th century--History and criticism.

Music.

England.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xi, 245 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2017]

Summary:

Covering works by popular figures like Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst as well as less familiar English composers, Eric Saylor's pioneering book examines pastoral music's critical, theoretical, and stylistic foundations alongside its creative manifestations in the contexts of Arcadia, war, landscape, and the Utopian imagination. As Saylor shows, pastoral music adapted and transformed established musical and aesthetic conventions that reflected the experiences of British composers and audiences during the early twentieth century. By approaching pastoral music as a cultural phenomenon dependent on time and place, Saylor forcefully challenges the body of critical opinion that has long dismissed it as antiquated, insular, and reactionary.

Contents:

1 What Is Pastoralism? 9

2 Arcadia 24

3 War 56

4 Landscape 98

5 Utopia 145.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Saylor, Eric. English pastoral music.

ISBN:

9780252041099

0252041097

OCLC:

962253823