The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music: A Social and Cultural History

by David C.H. Wright

Book Overview

The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, better known as ABRSM, has influenced the musical lives and tastes of millions of people since it conducted its first exams in 1890. This ground-breaking history explores how ABRSM became such a formative influence and looks at some of the consequences resulting from its pre-eminent position in British musical life. Particular emphasis is given to how free ABRSM has been to impose its musical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184383734X
• ISBN13: 9781843837343
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"