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London : a musical gazetteer

Title
London : a musical gazetteer / Lewis Foreman and Susan Foreman.
Author
Foreman, Lewis.
Publication
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2005], ©2005.

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Foreman, Susan.
Description
x, 371 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"The authors provide interesting musical walks, an historical overview and the most thorough account yet published of musical compositions evoking London. Highlights within the text present information on many topics such as the music Wagner conducted in London in 1855, the organists and choirmasters of the cathedrals, and recording sessions of Gershwin and Stravinsky. With maps, bibliography, web addresses, information on transport and access and an extensive index, this unique compilation is enhanced with many illustrations."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Musical landmarks > London > Guidebooks
  • Music > London
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [346]-[353]) and index.
Contents
Preface : the scope and use of the gazetteer -- Five centuries of music in London : an outline -- 1. Theatres, concert halls and watering places -- 2. Choirs and places where they sing -- 3. Conservatoires, museums, libraries, portraits and pictures -- 4. Graves and memorials -- 5. BBC, orchestras and music publishers -- 6. Recording session London -- 7. Out of the centre : some places of interest in the suburbs and environs of London -- Composers and musicians in London -- Five musical walks -- Musical compositions evoking London.
ISBN
0300104022 (cl : alk. paper)
LCCN
2004021370
OCLC
  • ocm56517427
  • SCSB-5173051
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries