Author: John Alexander Fuller-Maitland
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020011788
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This book is one of the most renowned reference works for music scholars and enthusiasts. It provides comprehensive information on virtually every aspect of music and its history, including composers, performers, instruments, musical forms and genres, and more. This latest edition was edited by J.A. Fuller-Maitland and includes updated entries and new material. This book is a must-have for anyone who is passionate about music. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: George Grove
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 884
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Author: Sir George Grove
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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Author: John Alexander Fuller-Maitland
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781375777155
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 732
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Author: John Alexander Fuller-Maitland
Publisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781293582732
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Languages : en
Pages : 732
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1172
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Author: Newton Free Library
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Author: PhilipRoss Bullock
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351550500
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 313
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Philip Ross Bullock looks at the life and works of Rosa Newmarch (1857-1940), the leading authority on Russian music and culture in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century England. Although Newmarch's work and influence are often acknowledged - most particularly by scholars of English poetry, and of the role of women in English music - the full range of her ideas and activities has yet to be studied. As an inveterate traveller, prolific author, and polyglot friend of some of Europe's leading musicians, such as Elgar, Sibelius and Jan?k, Newmarch deserves to be better appreciated. On the basis of both published and archival materials, the details of Newmarch's busy life are traced in an opening chapter, followed by an overview of English interest in Russian culture around the turn of the century, a period which saw a long-standing Russophobia (largely political and military) challenged by a more passionate and well-informed interest in the arts Three chapters then deal with the features that characterize Newmarch's engagement with Russian culture and society, and - more significantly perhaps - which she also championed in her native England; nationalism; the role of the intelligentsia; and feminism. In each case, Newmarch's interest in Russia was no mere instance of ethnographic curiosity; rather, her observations about and passion for Russia were translated into a commentary on the state of contemporary English cultural and social life. Her interest in nationalism was based on the conviction that each country deserved an art of its own. Her call for artists and intellectuals to play a vital role in the cultural and social life of the country illustrated how her Russian experiences could map onto the liberal values of Victorian England. And her feminism was linked to the idea that women could exercise roles of authority and influence in society through participation in the arts. A final chapter considers how her late interest in the music of Czechoslovakia pi
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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Author: Isadore Gilbert Mudge
Publisher: Chicago : American Library Association
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Category : Reference books
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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