The English musical Renaissance, 1860-1940 : construction and deconstruction / Robert Stradling and Meirion Hughes.
| Author/creator | Stradling, R. A. |
| Other author | Hughes, Meirion, 1949- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, 1993. |
| Description | 270 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I. The history and politics of Renaissance. Renaissance and reformation (1860-94). A land too musical? ; A constitutional and patriotic effort ; The house that Grove built ; Golden Grove unleaving -- A troubled inheritance (1895-1914). The apostolic succession ; Wagner's British baby ; Sir Edward enters the lists ; Historical-pastoral -- War, post-war, pre-war, more war (1914-40). Special services to the nation ; Back to Hucbald ; Radio to make us musical -- Part II. Aspects of cultural formation. Being beastly to the Hun. The chains of colonization ; Perceptions of German hegemony ; The Babylonian captivity ; Searching for the true path ; Culture wars ; 'Our Bach': the Johann Sebastian effect ; The fruits of independence -- Crusading for a national music. Pastoral oat and stop: the image of English music ; From Scruton to Scrutiny: Englishness and the folk ethic ; The king's highway ; Teme, theme and team spirit ; 1934 - year of crisis ; Tribal battles long ago ; After the Pastoral Symphony: mucking out -- Slaughtering the false prophets. The virtuous Parry ; Sir Arthur Sullivan's crime ; The slightly immortal hour ; Archaeology lesson ; Political pathology and Professor Plum -- Becoming transfigured. Eternal longings ; The kingdom ; Wider still and wider ; Promised lands ; Apostles and disciples ; Eternal verities. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-260) and index. |
| LCCN | 92034087 |
| ISBN | 0415034930 |