This volume illuminates musical connections between Britain and the continent of Europe, and Britain and its Empire. The seldom-recognized vitality of musical t

This volume of primary source material examines music and British national identity during the ninteenth century. Sources explore the reception of British music

Representations of music were employed to create a wider 'Orient' on the pages, stages and walls of nineteenth-century Britain. This book explores issues of ori

Situates the controversial narrative of 'The English Musical Renaissance' within its wider historical context.

Until the nineteenth century, music occupied a marginal place in British universities. Degrees were awarded by Oxford and Cambridge, but students (and often pro