The Lark Ascending
People, Music and Landscape in Twentieth-Century Britain
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Faber & Faber
Published:5th Mar '20
£8.99
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A radical new history of Britain's natural landscapes and the musical movements they have inspired.
* A Rough Trade, Mojo and Evening Standard Book of the Year *
'Peerless cultural history.' Ian Thomson, Evening Standard
'Original.' Guardian
'Fascinating.' Mail On Sunday
'Exceptional.' Irish Times
Over the course of the twentieth century, The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams is the piece of music that has come to define the mythical concept of the English countryside, with its babbling brooks and skylarks. Yet, the landscape is not really an unaffected utopia, but a living, working and occasionally rancorous environment that has forged a nation's musical personality. On a journey that takes us from post-war poets and artists to the free party scene embraced by the acid house and travelling communities, Richard King explores how Britain's history and identity have been shaped by the mysterious relationship between music and nature.
ISBN: 9780571338801
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 22mm
Weight: 290g
368 pages
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