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Singing the English - Britain in the French Musical Lowbrow, 1870-1904 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,080
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Singing the English - Britain in the French Musical Lowbrow, 1870-1904 (Hardcover): Hannah L. Scott

Singing the English - Britain in the French Musical Lowbrow, 1870-1904 (Hardcover)

Hannah L. Scott

Series: Music in Nineteenth-Century Britain

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Late nineteenth-century France was a nation undergoing an identity crisis: the uncertain infancy of the Third Republic and shifting alliances in the wake of the Franco-Prussian War forced France to interrogate the fundamental values and characteristics at the heart of its own national identity. Music was central to this national self-scrutiny. It comes as little surprise to us that Oriental fears, desires, and anxieties should be a fundamental part of this, but what has been overlooked to date is that Britain, too, provided a thinking space in the French musical world; it was often - surprisingly and paradoxically - represented through many of the same racialist terms and musical tropes as the Orient. However, at the same time, its shared history with France and the explosions of colonial rivalry between the two nations introduced an ever-present tension into this musical relationship. This book sheds light on this forgotten musical sphere through a rich variety of contemporary sources. It visits the cafe-concert and its tradition of 'Englishing up' with fake hair, mocking accents, and unflattering dances; it explores the reactions, both musical and physical, to British evangelical bands as they arrived in the streets of France and the colonies; it considers the French reception of, and fascination with, folk music from Ireland and Scotland; and it confronts the culture shock felt by French visitors to Britain as they witnessed British music-making for the first time. Throughout, it examines the ways in which this music allowed French society to grapple with the uncertainty of late nineteenth-century life, providing ordinary French citizens with a means of understanding and interrogating both the Franco-British relationship and French identity itself.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Music in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Release date: April 2022
First published: 2022
Authors: Hannah L. Scott
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 978-0-367-41612-6
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Folk music
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900)
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General
Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General
Books > Music > Folk music
Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900)
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LSN: 0-367-41612-3
Barcode: 9780367416126

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