The Advancement of Music in Enlightenment England: Benjamin Cooke and the Academy of Ancient Music

by Timothy Eggington

Casts new and valuable light on English musical history and on Enlightenment culture more generally.

This is a book guaranteed to make waves. It skilfully weaves the story of one key musical figure into the story of one key institution, which it then weaves into the general story of music in eighteenth-century England. Anyone reading it will come away with fresh knowledge and perceptions - plus a great urge to hear Cooke's music.' Michael Talbot,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843839067
• ISBN13: 9781843839064
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"