The Life and Letters of Sir George Grove Formerly Director of the Royal College of Music (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Charles L. Graves

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331086841 ISBN 13 : 9781331086840

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A revealing portrait of a generous, tireless champion of music This biography blends memories, letters, and firsthand reminiscences to show how George Grove shaped a generation of musicians and the Royal College of Music. Rich with anecdotes from Grove’s road trips, friendships, and public work, it offers a vivid sense of his character and lasting impact.

This edition collects intimate notes and accounts that illuminate Grove’s passions, his approach to teaching, and his drive to leave the world more musical. It traces his journey from Clapham to international circles, highlighting the growth of the Royal College of Music and the people who shaped its early years. Through stories, portraits, and direct quotes, readers glimpse the man behind the public legacy.

• Personal stories and anecdotes that reveal Grove’s warmth, generosity, and reform-minded energy


• Accounts of his travels, collaborations, and the founding of major music institutions


• Insights into his work on Beecher, Schubert, Beethoven, and other giants of music


• Letters and notes that illuminate friendships, debates, and the era’s musical life

Ideal for readers of musical history, biographical sketches, and anyone curious about the people who shaped late‑19th century British music.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Sir George Grove, though often urged to write his Life, never did more than dictate in 1897 a number of discursive anecdotic reminiscences, filling half-a-dozen copy-books. In addition to these, he left a quantity of autobiographical material in his letters, in the diaries kept during his stay in Jamaica and his tours in the Holy Land, in his speeches and addresses, and above all in between seventy and eighty of the little pocket-books that he invariably carried about with him. In view, therefore, of his strongly expressed preference for the autobiographical method, I have endeavoured, as far as possible, to let him tell his own story in his own words. I think it right, however, to add that this is neither a critical nora complete memoir. The necessary detachment of view is impossible of attainment in dealing with one who died so recently :and, apart from that, I owe Sir George Grove far too much to be able to approach the task in a spirit of judicial impartiality. On the other hand, he had an immense circle of friends and acquaintances, and with the best intentions it is inevitable that I should have failed to mention many of his associates, possibly some of his intimates.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331086841
• ISBN 13: 9781331086840
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 514
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