| Description |
xiii, 508 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Music in the twentieth century
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Music in the twentieth century.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-486) and index. |
| Summary |
"This book examines the BBC's campaign to raise cultural awareness of British mass audiences in the early days of radio. As a specific case, it focuses on policies and plans behind transmissions of music by composers associated with Arnold Schoenberg's circle between 1922, when the BBC was founded, and spring 1936, when Edward Clark, a former Schoenberg pupil and central figure in BBC music, resigned from the Corporation. This reception study traces and analyses the BBC's attempts to manipulate critical and public responses to this repertory."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
pt. I. The emergence of BBC music programmes. The British music industry and the BBC between the wars -- BBC personnel, policies and programmes in the 1920s -- -- pt. II. The Pitt years, 1922-1929. The foundations of music programming, 1922-1926 -- The music programmes take shape, 1926-1927 -- The first wave of Second Viennese School broadcasts, 1927-1928 -- Refining the music programmes, 1928-1929 -- Pitt's final season, 1929-1930 -- -- pt. III. The early Boult years, 1930-1936. Boult's initial seasons, 1930-1931, 1931-1932 -- Transition to the new régime, 1932-1933, 1933-1934 -- Policies and politics, 1934-1935, 1935-1936 -- Clark's legacy. |
| Subject |
Radio and music -- Great Britain.
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Radio and music. |
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Great Britain. |
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British Broadcasting Corporation -- History.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. |
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History. |
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Avant-garde (Music) -- Great Britain.
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Avant-garde (Music) |
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Music -- Great Britain -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Music. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951 -- Performances -- Great Britain.
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Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951. |
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Performances. |
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Berg, Alban, 1885-1935 -- Performances -- Great Britain.
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Berg, Alban, 1885-1935. |
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Webern, Anton, 1883-1945 -- Performances -- Great Britain.
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Webern, Anton, 1883-1945. |
| ISBN |
052166117X hardback |
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9780521661171 hardback |
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