The English Bach Awakening
Subtitle: Knowledge Of J.s. Bach And His Music In England 1750-1830 (Music in Nineteenth Century Britain) (Music in Nineteenth Century Britain) (Music in Nineteenth Century Britain)
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: December 31, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 455
ISBN-13: 9781840146660
Subjects: Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750); Composers & musicians; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; History & Criticism - General; Bach, Johann Sebastian,; History & Criticism - By Composer; Music/Songbooks; Music; England; History and criticism; Individual Composer & Musician; Appreciation; Instruction & Study - Composition; 1685-1750; 19th century; Great Britain
First sentence: There has been a general consensus amongst scholars that the English Bach Awakening took effect with Samuel Wesley's passionate advocacy of Bach during the first two decades of the nineteenth century.