The Royal College of Music and its Contexts

by David C.H. Wright

Book Overview

Located between the great Victorian museums of South Kensington and the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal College of Music, founded in 1883, has been a central influence on British musical life ever since. This wide-ranging account places the College within its musical and educational environments. It argues that the RCM's significance lies not only in its famous performers and composers, but also the generations of its more anonymous former students who...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107163382
• ISBN13: 9781107163386
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.2" x 9.9"