Elgar

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8264-9696-6
Verlag: Continuum International Publishing Group

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

June 2007 marks the centenary of the birth of Sir Edward Elgar, a musician who became famous for a piece of music that he regretted in many ways. Pomp and Circumstance became the ultimate piece of jingoism at a time when Elgar himself understood the folly and insanity of millions of men and women dying in the First World War. And yet he was unquestionably the greatest musical genius that England had produced since Purcell. As interest in Elgar and his music grows apace, here is a book of critical essays which at last uncover the real Elgar- devoid of hagiography and false illusion.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kenyon, Nicholas

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Jazz
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker