| Description |
xi, 245 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm |
| Physical Medium |
regular print |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Covering works by popular figures like Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst as well as less familiar English composers, Eric Saylor's pioneering book examines pastoral music's critical, theoretical, and stylistic foundations alongside its creative manifestations in the contexts of Arcadia, war, landscape, and the Utopian imagination. As Saylor shows, pastoral music adapted and transformed established musical and aesthetic conventions that reflected the experiences of British composers and audiences during the early twentieth century. By approaching pastoral music as a cultural phenomenon dependent on time and place, Saylor forcefully challenges the body of critical opinion that has long dismissed it as antiquated, insular, and reactionary. |
| Contents |
What is pastoralism? -- Arcadia -- War -- Landscape -- Utopia. |
| Subject |
Pastoral music (Secular) -- England -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Pastoral music (Secular) |
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England. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Music -- England -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Music. |
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Hirtendichtung. |
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Musik. |
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Arkadien Motiv. |
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Großbritannien. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Saylor, Eric. English pastoral music. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2017] 9780252099656 (DLC) 2017009152 |
| ISBN |
9780252041099 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
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0252041097 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
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