The Best in Sound and Form and Hue
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The Best in Sound and Form and Hue by John Hugh Thomas
John Squire was a banker and skilled landscape painter whose work was exhibited at the prestigious British Royal Academy, but more importantly also a musician who had great influence on musical life in the West of England and south Wales. This fascinating work of social history, based on extensive primary-source research, places his life and career in its broader cultural and social context to give a history of classical music-making in provincial Victorian Britain. A detailed account of an important and entirely obscured figure, this is an excellent contribution to the history of amateur music-making, its increasing professionalisation and the formation of British tastes outside London during the Victorian period.
Thomas, John Hugh: - John Hugh Thomas has lived a life steeped in music: he was founder and then conductor and Musical Director of the renowned Swansea Bach Choir for almost five decades; lecturer in Music at the Universities of Swansea and Cardiff; Head of Vocal Studies at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama; Chorus-Master of the BBC Welsh Chorus; tutor and conductor of the National Youth Choir of Wales; Conductor of the Gwent Bach Choir; Conductor of the Cardiff Polyphonic Choir; on the Committee for the Swansea Festival and former President of the Gower Festival.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784619688 |
| ISBN 10 | 178461968X |
| Title | The Best in Sound and Form and Hue |
| Author | John Hugh Thomas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Y Lolfa |
| Year published | 2021-09-10 |
| Number of pages | 424 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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