Vaughan Williams in context

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Includes bibliographical references and index.Part I. Biography, people, places. London and the modern city / Alain Frogley ; Personality / David Manning ; Correspondents / Hugh Cobbe ; Women / Erica Siegel ; Friends outside music / Roger Savage ; Cambridge / Karen Arrandale -- Part II. Inspiration and expression. Early development / Jeremy Dibble ; Romanticism / Benedict Taylor ; Amateur music and musicians / Julian Onderdonk ; Performance / Jonathan Clinch ; Modalities of landscape / Daniel M. Grimley -- Part III. Culture and society. Politics / J.P.E. Harper-Scott ; Liberalism and landscape / Sarah Collins ; The English folk revival / Georgina Boyes ; Christian socialism and the English hymnal / Katie Palmer Heathman ; Pageantry / Alexander Hutton and Paul Readman ; History and the spirit of revivalism / Deborah Heckert ; War / Eric Saylor -- Part IV. Arts. Literature / Matthew Ingleby and Ceri Owen ; Visual art / Tim Barringer ; Theatre, 1895-1914 / Roger Savage ; Dance / Rishona Zimring ; Film / Peter Franklin -- Part V. Institutions. 'Wanting' the home-grown composer : opportunities and encouragement after the First World War / David C.H. Wright ; Concert life and programming / Simon McVeigh ; The Arts Council and evolving public policy / Andrew Pinnock and Julian Onderdonk ; The Second World War : a national figure / Heather Wiebe ; Working with the BBC / Duncan Hinnells -- Part VI. Reception. Reception outside England, 1901-1914 / Allan W. Atlas ; Interwar continental reception / Aidan J. Thomson ; Early recordings / Ryan Ross ; Reception in the USA : a special relationship / Alain Frogley."Taking a revisionist perspective, this book places and explores Vaughan Williams's life and music in their broad musical, cultural, social, and political contexts, and reassesses their significance. Drawing on new research and archival materials, it is an up-to-date resource for students and scholars of twentieth century British music and culture"--