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THE WHEATSTONE ENGLISH CONCERTINA IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND
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| By: |
Allan W. Atlas |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0198165803 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198165804 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
24 October, 1996 |
| Pages: |
168 |
| Description: |
This is the first comprehensive study of the Wheatstone English concertina and its music, players, and audiences in Victorian England - at its height of popularity. Developed by the physicist Sir Charles Wheatstone about 1830, the instrument quickly found a home on the leading concert stages and in upper-class salons. It attracted such composers as Macfarren, Benedict, Barnett, and Molique, who supplied its repertory with concertos, character pieces, and chamberworks, while its two great virtuosos, Giulio Regondi and Richard Blagrove, drew the plaudits from audiences and critics alike. Illustrated with music examples throughout, this study also contains a unique Appendix containing five pieces written specially for the instrument by the composers of theday. |
| Synopsis: |
The Wheatstone English concertina was enormously popular in Victorian England. Developed around 1830 by the physicist Sir Charles Wheatstone, the instrument quickly found a home on the leading concert stage and in upper-class salons. It attracted such composers as Macfarren, Benedict, Barnett, and molique, who supplied its repertory with concertos, sonatas, character pieces, and chamber works. It two great virtuosos, Giulio Regondi and Richard Blagrove, drew the plaudits of audiences, and critics alike. This is the first comprehensive book about the instrument, its players, audiences, and reception. An appendix contains an edition of five pieces for the instrument. |
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8 pp plates, figures, tables, music examples |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Clarendon Press |
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