Publication

2016-04-06 - McFarland & Company

Language

English

Word Count

78,000 words, Guess

Page Count

312 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100786496347
  • ISBN-139780786496341
  • Library of Congress Control Number2016010883
  • OCLC Control Number933438452
  • Better World Books9780786496341
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCML390.R206 2016
  • LCCML390 .R206 2016

Description

"This book focuses on the lives of seven composers--Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, George Butterworth, Ernest Moeran, Philip Heseltine (Peter Warlock), Gerald Finzi and Percy Grainger--whose work was influenced by folk songs and early music. Each chapter provides historical background and tells the fascinating story of a musical life"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • A New English Music: Composers and Folk Traditions in England's Musical Renaissance from the Late 19th to the Mid-20th CenturyPaperbackMcFarland & Company2016-04-06

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