Bibliograph

Conductors in Britain, 1870-1914, wielding the baton at the height of empire, Fiona M. Palmer

Type

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Conductors in Britain, 1870-1914, wielding the baton at the height of empire, Fiona M. Palmer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Conductors in Britain, 1870-1914

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Fiona M. Palmer

Series statement

Music in Britain, 1600-2000,, 2053-3217

Sub title

wielding the baton at the height of empire

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

Table Of Contents

1. The Context: Conductors in the British Marketplace (1870-1914) -- 2. Conducting the Philharmonic Societies of Liverpool and London (1867-1880s): Julius Benedict and William Cusins -- 3. Conducting the Royal Choral Society and the Leeds Festival (1880s-1890s): Joseph Barnby and Arthur Sullivan -- 4. Conducting the Philharmonic Society of London (1888-1900s): Frederic Cowen and Alexander Mackenzie -- 5. Conductin in Bournemouth, London and Birmingham (1890s-1914): Dan Godfrey and Landon Ronald

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