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The guitar in Georgian England : a social and musical history / Christopher Page.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML1015.G9 P38 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Page, Christopher, 1952- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Guitar--England--18th century.
- Guitar.
- Guitar--England--19th century.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- 304 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- A fascinating social history of the guitar, reasserting its long-forgotten importance in Romantic England. This book is the first to explore the popularity and novelty of the guitar in Georgian England, noting its impact on the social, cultural, and musical history of the period. The instrument possessed an imagery as rich as its uses were varied; it emerged as a potent symbol of Romanticism and was incorporated into poetry, portraiture, and drama. In addition, British and Irish soldiers returning from war in Spain and Portugal brought with them knowledge of the Spanish guitar and its connotations of stylish masculinity. Christopher Page presents entirely new scholarship in order to place the guitar within a multifaceted context, drawing from recently digitized original source material. The Guitar in Georgian England champions an instrument whose importance in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries is often overlooked.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Guitar in the Time of Anne Stuart, Princess and Queen (1665-1714) p. 21
- Chapter 2 'So languishing and so portable': The English Guitar p. 38
- Chapter 3 'More harmonious and pleasing': The Spanish Guitar Returns p. 63
- Chapter 4 The 1800 Moment p. 89
- Chapter 5 Mixing Memory and Desire: The Peninsular War p. 111
- Chapter 6 Careers in the Provinces, Fernando Sor in London p. 132
- Chapter 7 The Guitar and the 'Middle Ranks of Life' p. 149
- Chapter 8 The Guitar Going Places p. 171
- Chapter 9 Women and Men p. 188
- Chapter 10 The Guitar and the Working Classes p. 211.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780300212471
- 030021247X
- OCLC:
- 1146578871
- Publisher Number:
- 99985285930
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