Ancient and Modern: William Crotch and the Development of Classical Music

By Howard Irving

Book Overview

First published 1999, Howard Irving details Croch's lecturing career and examines the influences of figures such a Charles Burney and Sir Joshua Reynolds on his approach to the ancient-modern debate. Irving also makes available for the first time in a modern edition Crotch's 1818 lecture series. These texts help to fill a gap in our knowledge of the development of musical classics, as they span a period of years that were crucial to the history of canon formation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113832017X
• ISBN13: 9781138320178
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"