Origin and Progress of the Meeting of the Three Choirs of Gloucester, Worcester and Hereford, and of the Charity Connected With It (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Lysons, Daniel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1334075999 ISBN 13 : 9781334075995

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A clear, readable history of the Meeting of the Three Choirs and its charitable work, from its origins to its later gatherings.

Origin and Progress of the Meeting of the Three Choirs of Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford traces the long tradition of a regional music festival tied to a notable charity. The book explains how concerts, notable performers, and careful planning supported a good cause, while offering vivid details about the events, people, and venues involved. It presents a straightforward account of how the meetings grew, how funds were raised, and how the community came together to sustain a shared civic enterprise.

Readers will gain a sense of the festival’s scope, the roles of stewards and organizers, and the practical realities behind a large, recurring cultural event. The narrative covers changes in programming, notable performers, and the evolving finances that helped the charity continue year after year.

• How the meetings were planned and financed, including ticketing and expenses.


• Descriptions of key performers, orchestras, and conductors featured over the years.


• Insights into the charitable purpose tied to the festival and how it influenced the community.


• Context for the history of the Three Choirs festival and its regional significance.

Ideal for readers of local history and music history who want a clear account of a classic English festival and its charitable roots.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Jv PEEFACE. The Editor stask has been materially relieved through the labours of these capable judges; their reports in the leading journals form the basis of this work; impartial and unprejudiced, they reflect faithfully the characteristic features of the several meetings, and while both praise and blame are distributed under a sense of responsibility, they carefully chronicle the progress made in the last fifty years, and spare theE ditor the embarrassment of relying upon his own judgment, or of laying down, as law, his own opinions, where, from the peculiar circumstances of his position, it might seem impossible for him to discharge the duties of an unbiassed critic. It had been theE ditor sintention to omit republishing Mr. LYSONS SV iew of the Condition of the Parochial Clergy, prefixed to hisH istory of theM eetings of the Three Choirs, but he was induced to alter his determination by the advice and persuasion of a kind friend, holding a high position in the Church, who pointed out its value as a treatise; and, also, by the consideration, that it is essential the reader should know the causes which have led to the impoverished condition of the Clergy of the Church of England, and to the necessity for the charitable exertions on behalf of their widows and children, to which the musical performances are subsidiary. It will there be learned, from incontestible proofs, how the church of England has been successively for centuries plundered by monastic bodies, by the Reformers, by Roundheads and Cavaliers, so that the question is, not as her enemies allege, whether she be not the richest ecclesiastical establishment in the world; but, on the contrary, how, deprived of subsistence for her inferior Clergy, she has managed through so many centuries to retain her hold upon the national affection, and to keep alive the smouldering embers of piety in the land. Be
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1334075999
• ISBN 13: 9781334075995
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 378
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