The Advancement of Music in Enlightenment England: Benjamin Cooke and the Academy of Ancient Music

by Timothy Eggington

Perceiving only empty ostentation in mainstream music, this Enlightenment school of musical thinkers pursued their vision through recourse to universal exemplars from science, nature and ancient authority. Central to this group of musical thinkers was the now little-known figure of Benjamin Cooke. This book shows how, through his creativity, historicism and theorising, Cooke was instrumental in defining and proffering an Enlightenment-inspired reassessment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843839067
• ISBN13: 9781843839064
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"