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The British Piano Sonata, 1870-1945
Lisa Hardy
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Description for The British Piano Sonata, 1870-1945
Paperback.
An updated edition of the first book on this subject, covering influences, key works and reception history. From the start of the English musical renaissance, British composers were preoccupied with Germanic principles of sonata writing, despite their subsequent exposure to influences outside this tradition, among them late romantic music, French impressionism, Russian nationalism, Scriabin, British folk music, African-American music and neo-classicism. Regardless of education - or the climate, fully explored here, at the Royal College and the Royal Academy - the Austro-German tradition proved inescapable. This first study of the subject offers detailed commentary on key works, with plentiful ... Read more
An updated edition of the first book on this subject, covering influences, key works and reception history. From the start of the English musical renaissance, British composers were preoccupied with Germanic principles of sonata writing, despite their subsequent exposure to influences outside this tradition, among them late romantic music, French impressionism, Russian nationalism, Scriabin, British folk music, African-American music and neo-classicism. Regardless of education - or the climate, fully explored here, at the Royal College and the Royal Academy - the Austro-German tradition proved inescapable. This first study of the subject offers detailed commentary on key works, with plentiful ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843837985
SKU
V9781843837985
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99-1
Reviews for The British Piano Sonata, 1870-1945
Rewarding ... Enlightening ... An exciting new addition to the musical and historical literature.
BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
Lisa Hardy's book is a remarkable and readable piece of academic research ... Her style combines illuminating snippets of biography, glimpses and sketches of composer-characters, all woven around a strong, analytical central core of musical ideas, theory, and all the ... Read more
BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
Lisa Hardy's book is a remarkable and readable piece of academic research ... Her style combines illuminating snippets of biography, glimpses and sketches of composer-characters, all woven around a strong, analytical central core of musical ideas, theory, and all the ... Read more