The Regulation and Reform of Music Criticism in Nineteenth-Century England

ISBN-13: 9781138288669 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 132 str.

Paul Watt

Opis

Music criticism in England underwent profound change from the 1880s to the 1920s. It gave rise to ‘New criticism’ that aimed to be rational, impartial and intellectually authoritative. The Regulation and Reform of Music Criticism in Nineteenth-Century England charts the genesis of this new wave of musical criticism that sought to regulate and reform the profession of music critic. The book explores the impact that French and German writers had on their English counterparts, the influence and advocacy of individual critics, and the role that institutions, such as the Musical Association and the Musical Times, played in this period of change.

Recenzje

'Paul Watt's concise account substantially augments our comprehension of this neglected but important field of activity.' Paul Rodmell, University of Birmingham, Music and Letters

Spis treści

1. Contexts 2. Problems 3. Solutions 4. Style 5. Method 6. Legacies

O autorze

Paul Watt is a senior lecturer in musicology at Monash University. His books include Ernest Newman: A Critical Biography (2017), Cheap Print and Popular Song in the Nineteenth Century: A Cultural History of the Songster (edited with Derek B. Scott and Patrick Spedding, 2017), Joseph Holbrooke: Composer, Critic, and Musical Patriot (edited with Anne-Marie Forbes, 2015) and Bawdy Songbooks of the Romantic Period (edited with Patrick Spedding, 2011).