The Proms: A NEW HISTORY.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,dw/dj unclipped - due to price (£24.95) printed to rear panel.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around (interior of the Royal Albert Hall, concert 2006) colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears - though there is a small,closed tear/nick to top, rear corner.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,crisp,clean,generally sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plum cloth boards with publisher's colophon (two circling dolphins) impressed to centre of upper board,with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,white headband and immaculate plain gold coloured eps.
Front board's lower corner minimally bumped.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-320pp [paginated] includes preface,8 chapters by assorted authors,profuse contemporary b/w+colour illus and photographs (155 illus,42 in colour,compiled by Elisabeth Agate) interspersed throughout the text and the book,Proms chronology,biographical sketches, audience capacities,contributors,abbreviations,notes,a select biblio,
acknowledgements+photograph credits and an index.Plus [unpaginated],colour vignetted half-title page,colour photographic frntis,title page and contents list/table.
'The Proms: A New History' explores the story of one of the most famous institutions in British musical life: the London Promenade Concerts.
From its beginnings over a century ago as a popular series of orchestral concerts,the 'Proms' has grown into one of the largest international music festivals of the world,famed for its inspiring orchestral performances,wide repertory and uniquely committed audiences.Since the BBC began to promote the season eighty years ago (now 2007),it has become known worldwide through radio and television broadcasts,especially of the Last Night celebrations.
When the series began in 1895,the bold vision of Robert Newman,the 'Prom's' founder,was to mount an informal summer music festival conducted by Henry Wood,in which a wide range of music,including much new work,was performed to the highest standards at affordable prices to large,socially mixed audiences. 'The Proms: A New History' charts the fortunes of this musical experiment.Through the early periods of crisis (when its future was far from secure),through its association from 1927 with the British Broadcasting Corporation,to the 'Proms' of today,the influences on this popular series are surveyed by a range of expert authors.They discuss how key social trends have changed the 'Proms' and how,moving with the times, the 'Proms' has continued to shape the musical tastes and listening habits of a nation.
Fully illustrated with images from over a century - Proms venues, celebrated performers,programmes and prospectuses, social context, and of course the Prommers themselves - this book brings the history of a great musical institution vividly to life.It will appeal to all lovers of classical music and to anyone with an interest in Britain's cultural history.
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