First Philharmonic - A History of the Royal Philharmonic Society

Zusatztext The reader fearing a routine hagiography of a venerable musical institution will be surprised and delighted by this masterly study. Cyril Ehrlich! doyen of social historians of music! has achieved a remarkable fusion: an entertaining! readable! chronological account packed with lively incident and vivid character sketches ... fine book Informationen zum Autor Cyril Ehrlich is Honorary Visiting Professor in Music at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London Klappentext Established in 1813, the Royal Philharmonic is the world's second oldest concert society--only Leipzig is senior. Celebrating this venerable institution, First Philharmonic draws on exhaustive research in the Society's archives to tell the colorful and fascinating story and offer valuable insights into the history of concert life. Zusammenfassung Celebrating a venerable institution, this history, based upon exhaustive research in the Society's archives, also addresses wider themes which continue to bear upon concert life: the evolution of repertoire and performance, audience, conductor; networks of recruitment; patronage and the marketplace; London orchestras; fees and rehearsals.

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• Authors: Cyril Ehrlich, Cyril (Honorary Visiting Professor in Mus Ehrlich, Ehrlich Cyril
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.05.1995
• EAN: 9780198162322
• ISBN: 978-0-19-816232-2
• No. of pages: 316
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; England, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Social and cultural history, Classical Music (C 1750 To C 1830), Classical style, Art music, orchestral and formal music