Title Conductors in Britain, 1870-1914 : wielding the baton at the height of empire / Fiona M. Palmer.

Publication Info.	Suffolk, UK : The Boydell Press, 2017.
	©2017

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Talbott: Circulating Collection	ML458.P35 C6	Available

Description	xvi, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series	Music in Britain, 1600-2000, 2053-3217
	Music in Britain, 1600-2000. 2053-3217
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	1. The Context: Conductors in the British Marketplace (1870-1914) -- 2. Conducting the Philharmonic Societies of Liverpool and London (1867-1880s): Julius Benedict and William Cusins -- 3. Conducting the Royal Choral Society and the Leeds Festival (1880s-1890s): Joseph Barnby and Arthur Sullivan -- 4. Conducting the Philharmonic Society of London (1888-1900s): Frederic Cowen and Alexander Mackenzie -- 5. Conductin in Bournemouth, London and Birmingham (1890s-1914): Dan Godfrey and Landon Ronald.
Summary	Shows how the work of orchestral conductors was shaped by and enriched cultural life in Britain from the late Victorian era to World War I.
Subject	Conductors (Music) -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
	Conductors (Music)
	Great Britain.
	History.
Chronological Term	19th century
Subject	Conductors (Music) -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Chronological Term	20th century
Subject	Music -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
	Music.
	Music -- Great Britain -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Chronological Term	1800-1999
Genre/Form	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
	History.
ISBN	1783271450
	9781783271450