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245 10 a| Musical visitors to Britain /c| David Gordon and Peter Gordon.;

260 a| London ;a| New York :b| Routledge,c| 2005.;

300 a| viii, 259 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-251) and index.;

505 00 t| 'Brothers in the art or science of music': sixteenth century visitors --t| The restoration: new music, new faces --t| Handel (1): first among visitors --t| Handel (2): an Englishman by choice --t| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 'I am a dyed-in-the-wool Englishman' --t| Haydn in London: 'a constellation of musical excellence' --t| Interlude: the London pianoforte school --t| 'That's Weber in London!' --t| Felix Mendelssohn: a genius recognised --t| Berlioz and Wagner: a meeting of minds --t| Frederic Chopin: 'my good Scottish ladies' --t| Liszt and the wandering years --t| Antonin Dvorak: an English celebrity --t| 'This quite horrible city': Tchaikovsky in London --t| Richard Strauss: trouble with the censor --t| Bartok and the BBC --t| The emigre composers: 'his majesty's most loyal internees'.;

520 a| Over the centuries Britain has attracted many musical visitors. This book tells the stories of the many composers who visited--a varied and often eccentric collection of individuals. The earliest were invited by royalty with musical tastes; some were refugees from religious and political oppressions; others came as spies, a few to escape from debt and even murder charges. However, the main motive was a possibility of financial reward. The rise in the nineteenth century of the celebrity composer, who was often also a conductor, is also traced. With the development of new forms of transport, composers were able to travel more extensively, both from the Continent and from the USA. New opportunities were also presented by the opening of public halls, where concerts could be held, as well as the growth of music festivals. In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries the aeroplane has enabled a regular influx of composers, and the book ends with a consideration of the universaling of music as well as the impact of new forms, such as jazz.;

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Musical visitors to Britain / David Gordon and Peter Gordon.

Author/creator	Gordon, David, 1965-
Other author	Gordon, Peter, 1927-
Format	Book
Publication Info	London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Description	viii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Composers--Travel. --Great Britain. Music--Great Britain. Great Britain--Social life and customs.

Contents	'Brothers in the art or science of music': sixteenth century visitors -- The restoration: new music, new faces -- Handel (1): first among visitors -- Handel (2): an Englishman by choice -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 'I am a dyed-in-the-wool Englishman' -- Haydn in London: 'a constellation of musical excellence' -- Interlude: the London pianoforte school -- 'That's Weber in London!' -- Felix Mendelssohn: a genius recognised -- Berlioz and Wagner: a meeting of minds -- Frederic Chopin: 'my good Scottish ladies' -- Liszt and the wandering years -- Antonin Dvorak: an English celebrity -- 'This quite horrible city': Tchaikovsky in London -- Richard Strauss: trouble with the censor -- Bartok and the BBC -- The emigre composers: 'his majesty's most loyal internees'.
Abstract	Over the centuries Britain has attracted many musical visitors. This book tells the stories of the many composers who visited--a varied and often eccentric collection of individuals. The earliest were invited by royalty with musical tastes; some were refugees from religious and political oppressions; others came as spies, a few to escape from debt and even murder charges. However, the main motive was a possibility of financial reward. The rise in the nineteenth century of the celebrity composer, who was often also a conductor, is also traced. With the development of new forms of transport, composers were able to travel more extensively, both from the Continent and from the USA. New opportunities were also presented by the opening of public halls, where concerts could be held, as well as the growth of music festivals. In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries the aeroplane has enabled a regular influx of composers, and the book ends with a consideration of the universaling of music as well as the impact of new forms, such as jazz.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-251) and index.
LCCN	2005003079
ISBN	0713002387 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0713040521 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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