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This book takes advantage of new and often surprising biographical research on the Loder family as a whole and its four main figures, using them to illustrate aspects of music history in the 19th century.
List of contents
Introduction - Nicholas Temperley
Earning a Musical Living: The Loders' Career Choices -
The Musical Life of Bath, 1800-1850 - Matthew Spring
The Theatre Royal, Manchester, in Edward Loder's Time - Liz Cooper
The Climate for Opera in London, 1834-1865 - Alison Mero
Loder & Sons, Bath: A Band of Musicians - Andrew Clarke
A Master Violinist and Teacher: John David Loder - David J. Golby
Edward James Loder (1809-1865): A Life in Music - Andrew Lamb
George Loder's Contribution to Musical Life in Colonial Australia - Julja Szuster
'A Magnificent Musician': The Career of Kate Fanny Loder (1825-1904) - Therese Ellsworth
'Three Fifths of him Genius and Two Fifths Sheer Fudge': Heights and Depths in Edward Loder's Work' - Nicholas Temperley
'Ah, trait'ress, me betraying': Edward Loder and his Librettos - David Chandler
Edward Loder's Serious Operas - Paul Rodmell
Raymond and Agnes: Orchestration and Dramatic Characterisation - Valerie Langfield
Epilogue: The 1966 Revival of
Raymond and Agnes - Nicholas Temperley
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About the author
Nicholas Temperley
Summary
This book takes advantage of new and often surprising biographical research on the Loder family as a whole and its four main figures, using them to illustrate aspects of music history in the 19th century.
