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The Rise of the Symphonic Poem in Glasgow, 1879–1916: A Documentary History
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Forbes, A-M and Monkhouse, H, The Rise of the Symphonic Poem in Glasgow, 1879-1916: A Documentary History, The Symphonic Poem in Britain, 1850-1950, The Boydell Press, M Allis and P Watt (ed), UK, pp. 147-177. ISBN 9781783275281 (2020) [Research Book Chapter]
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Abstract
The development of significant cultural infrastructure such as symphony
orchestras, and the strategies adopted to underpin musical growth and
sustainability represent a complex network of influences and influencers. This
chapter considers the case of the Glasgow Choral Union Orchestra, which
was founded in the 1870s, forging a more independent identity and national
remit as the Scottish Orchestra before the turn of the twentieth century, to
reveal the strategies that were employed by conductors and boards of management to attract, educate and retain audiences for orchestral music. Repertoire
choice is examined in detail to determine the role of programme music in that
agenda, particularly under the three longest serving conductors of the orchestra before World War I: August Manns (1825–1907), Frederic Cowen (1852–
1935) and Emil Młynarski (1870–1935), whose other conducting appointments
provided a direct connection to trends in London and Europe and contributed
to the lines of influence that brought new repertoire to Glasgow audiences. The
period from the appointment of Manns in 1879 to the departure of Młynarski
in 1916 also saw a transition from programmatic ‘concert overtures’ and similar works to the establishment of the symphonic poem in Glasgow, and this
research aims to reveal key factors that shaped music-making in this formative period.
Item Details
Item Type: | Research Book Chapter |
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Keywords: | Glasgow, orchestra history, orchestra music, conductors |
Research Division: | Creative Arts and Writing |
Research Group: | Music |
Research Field: | Musicology and ethnomusicology |
Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
Objective Group: | Understanding past societies |
Objective Field: | Understanding Europe's past |
UTAS Author: | Forbes, A-M (Associate Professor Anne-Marie Forbes) |
UTAS Author: | Monkhouse, H (Associate Professor Heather Monkhouse) |
ID Code: | 141443 |
Year Published: | 2020 |
Deposited By: | Office of the School of Creative Arts and Media |
Deposited On: | 2020-10-20 |
Last Modified: | 2021-01-27 |
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