Musical Visitors to Britain

by David Gordon, Peter Gordon, David Gordon

Britain has attracted many musical visitors to its shores. A varied and often eccentric collection of individuals, some were invited by royalty with musical tastes, some were refugees from religious or political oppression, some were spies, and others came to escape debt or even charges of murder.

This book paints a broad picture of the changing nature of musical life in Britain over the centuries, through the eyes and ears of foreign musicians...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0713040521
• ISBN13: 9780713040524
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"