George Smart and nineteenth-century London concert life
First published. - Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK: Boydell Press, 2015
Monographie, Biografie, Gedruckte Ressource
- 329 Seiten ; 24 cm
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Sir George Thomas Smart (1776-1867) was a significant musical animateur of the early nineteenth century, who earned his living primarily as a conductor but was also significant as an organist, composer and recorder of events. Smart established successful and pioneering London concert series, was a prime mover in the setting up of the Philharmonic Society and the Royal Academy of Music, and taught many of the leading singers of the day, being well versed in the Handelian concert tradition. He also conducted the opera at the Covent Garden Theatre and introduced significant new works to the public - he was most notably an early champion of the music of Beethoven. His journeys to Europe, and his contacts with the leading European musical figures of the day (including Weber, Meyerbeer, Spohr, and Mendelssohn), were crucial to the direction music was to take in nineteenth-century Britain. This detailed account of Smart's life and career presents him within the context of the vibrant concert life of London and wider European musical culture. It is the first full length, critical study of this influential musical figure
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George Smart and nineteenth-century London concert life
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Verantwortlichkeitsangabe: | John Carnelley |
Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Carnelley, John |
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Ausgabe: | First published |
Veröffentlichung: | Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK: Boydell Press, 2015 |
Medientyp: | Monographie, Biografie |
Datenträgertyp: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Umfang: | 329 Seiten ; 24 cm |
ISBN: | 9781783270644 hardback; 1783270640 hardback |
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