Singing the English - Britain in the French Musical Lowbrow, 18701904

Singing the English explores the period from the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 to the Entente Cordiale in 1904 through the lenses of the cultural history of music and Franco-British cultural history.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter One
Singing the English: At the Café-Concert
Chapter Two
Singing for Salvation: Music and British Evangelism in France
Chapter Three
Singing the Celts: British Folk Music and French Identity
Chapter Four
Singing in London: Dubious Music in French Travel Writing
Epilogue

About the author

Hannah L. Scott is a Research Fellow at Newcastle University, with a particular interest in the world of performance in nineteenth-century France, especially popular songs, dance culture, and street spectacles. Her first monograph, Broken glass, broken world: glass in French culture in the aftermath of 1870, was published by Legenda in 2016.

Summary

Singing the English explores the period from the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 to the Entente Cordiale in 1904 through the lenses of the cultural history of music and Franco-British cultural history.

Product details

• Authors: Hannah l. Scott
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032235226
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3223522-6
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Music in Nineteenth-Century Britain
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Rock, Rock & Pop music, MUSIC / General, The arts: general issues, Romanticism, Pop Music, Folk & traditional music, Popular Music, Romantic Music (C 1830 To C 1900), Art music, orchestral and formal music, Folk, Folkloric styles, Traditional and folk music, The arts: general topics