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Music in Their Time: The Memoirs and Letters of Dora and Hubert Foss (Hardcover)
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Music in Their Time: The Memoirs and Letters of Dora and Hubert Foss (Hardcover)
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An intimate and readable account, filled with interesting and
amusing anecdotes, of a highly creative period in English musical
history Hubert J. Foss (1899-1953) is best known for his work as
founder and first music editor for Oxford University Press. Foss
promoted composers in England between the World Wars, most notably
Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Walton, Constant Lambert, and Peter
Warlock. The first part of this book is based on the memoirs of his
wife Dora, who was herself a professional singer. The book -
through the presentation of memoirs and letters - recreates a vivid
picture of the musical world during the inter-war period when there
was a renaissance of English music. Foss's work for OUP saw the
music department expand from publishing a limited number of sheet
music items to a comprehensive inventory of operas, orchestral
compositions, chamber and vocal works, and piano pieces. Foss also
greatly expanded the press's publication of books on music, music
analysis, and music appreciation. Leaving OUP's music department
in1941, Foss pursued a number of freelance musical occupations,
serving as critic, reviewer, journalist, author and frequent
broadcaster. The book includes letters sent to and received from
such luminaries as Hamilton Harty,Constant Lambert, Edith Sitwell,
Donald Tovey, Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Walton, Henry J.
Wood, Arthur Bliss, Benjamin Britten, Roger Quilter, Percy Scholes,
Leopold Stokowski, Michael Tippett, Thomas Hardy, James Joyce
andWalter de la Mare. Many of the letters presented here have never
been published before. An authoritative introduction by Simon
Wright (Head of Rights & Contracts, Music, OUP) provides a
detailed overview of Hubert Foss and his place in music publishing.
STEPHEN LLOYD is the author of William Walton: Muse of Fire and
Constant Lambert: Beyond the Rio Grande (both published by
Boydell). DIANA SPARKES is the daughter of Hubert and Dora Foss.
BRIAN SPARKES is her husband and an Emeritus Professor of Classical
Archaeology.
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