Conductors in Britain, 1870-1914 - Wielding the Baton at the Height of Empire

Shows how the work of orchestral conductors was shaped by and enriched cultural life in Britain from the late Victorian era to World War I.

List of contents

Introduction
The Context: Conductors in the British Marketplace [1870-1914]
Conducting the Philharmonic Societies of Liverpool and London [1867-1880s]: Julius Benedict and William Cusins
Conducting the Royal Choral Society and the Leeds Festival [1880s-1890s]: Joseph Barnby and Arthur Sullivan
Conducting the Philharmonic Society of London [1888-1900s]: Frederic Cowen and Alexander Mackenzie
Conducting in Bournemouth, London and Birmingham [1890s-1914]: Dan Godfrey Jr and Landon Ronald
Conclusion
Select Bibliography

About the author

Fiona M. Palmer

Summary

Shows how the work of orchestral conductors was shaped by and enriched cultural life in Britain from the late Victorian era to World War I.

Product details

• Authors: Fiona M Palmer, Fiona M. Palmer
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9781783271450
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-145-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 239 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 771 g
• Series: Music in Britain, 1600-2000; Music in Britain, 1600-2000
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Europäische Geschichte, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, 1900 bis 1909 n. Chr., Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Komponisten und Songwriter