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The Proms - A New History (BBC Proms)

The Proms - A New History (BBC Proms)

by David Wright (Author), David Wright (Author), Jenny Doctor (Author)

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    Hardcover 2007

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Synopsis

Here is the complete story of one of the most high-profile and enduring institutions in British cultural life: the Proms. This lavishly illustrated book describes the Proms' history by focusing on how changes in society have influenced its development, at the same time as revealing how the Proms itself has been responsible for shaping the tastes and listening habits of a whole nation.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 320
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 16 Apr 2007
ISBN 10: 050051352X
ISBN 13: 9780500513521

Author Bio
Jenny Doctor is a Visiting Senior Lecturer in Music at the University of York. She is the author of The BBC and Ultra-Modern Music, 1922 - 36: Shaping a Nation's Tastes. David Wright is Reader in the Centre for Performance History at the Royal College of Music. Nicholas Kenyon has been director of the BBC Proms since 1996. He was a music critic for the New Yorker, The Times and the Observer, and is the author of a history of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, among other books.