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Debating English Music in the Long Nineteenth Century (Hardcover)
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Debating English Music in the Long Nineteenth Century (Hardcover)
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Situates the controversial narrative of 'The English Musical
Renaissance' within its wider historical context. Throughout the
nineteenth century a fierce debate about the future of English
music was raging in Britain. Just as English music was appearing to
advance in quality, the impact of Richard Wagner altered the course
of the debate. Alarmed at the Wagnerian influence on English
composers, critics expressed relief when that influence appeared to
abate, and then presented English music as the antidote to
Wagnerian decadence. However, the optimism that England was in a
position to lead the musical world was short-lived and a new
generation of critics found English composition - with the
exception of Elgar - severely lacking. The book identifies themes
such as materialism and nationalism that emerged during the debate.
It also places the narrative of 'The English Musical Renaissance'
within its rightful wider historical context.
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