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Item specifics
- Condition
- Pages
- 228
- Publication Date
- 2010-02-25
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- America
- ISBN
- 9780195327342
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195327349
ISBN-13
9780195327342
eBay Product ID (ePID)
77416853
Product Key Features
Book Title
Water Music : Making Music in the Spas of Europe and North America
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
History & Criticism, General, Food, Lodging & Transportation / Resorts & Spas
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Travel, Sports & Recreation
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
16.6 Oz
Item Length
6.3 in
Item Width
9.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-013716
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"To Strauss, Sullivan and Lehar, as to Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms, the centrality of the spa to musical life was so obvious that it didn't need underlining. We've lost that, however, so Ian Bradley's impressively researched Water Music sheds new and welcome light on this now-vanished corner of the musical world."--Gayden Wren, author of A Most Ingenious Paradox: The Art of Gilbert & Sullivan (Oxford, 2001) "Ian Bradley has assiduously drawn on a broad range of historical contexts, letters and accounts to enrich his scholarly and entertaining narrative of the European spa and its importance to various composers. In addition, Bradley has shown that even when spas fell out of fashion, the tradition of musical activity re-adapted itself to suit new social demands, as is evident from important English spa towns such as Bath."--Jeremy Dibble, Professor, Department of Music, Durham University, in Water Music Ian Bradley immerses himself in the cultural whirl of the fashionable watering places of Europe and North America... what makes his book entertaining for the general reader is the detail with which he examines the social milieu of the spas and the musicians' attitudes towards it., "To Strauss, Sullivan and Lehar, as to Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms, the centrality of the spa to musical life was so obvious that it didn't need underlining. We've lost that, however, so Ian Bradley's impressively researched Water Music sheds new and welcome light on this now-vanished corner of the musical world."--Gayden Wren, author of A Most Ingenious Paradox: The Art of Gilbert & Sullivan (Oxford, 2001)"Ian Bradley has assiduously drawn on a broad range of historical contexts, letters and accounts to enrich his scholarly and entertaining narrative of the European spa and its importance to various composers. In addition, Bradley has shown that even when spas fell out of fashion, the tradition of musical activity re-adapted itself to suit new social demands, as is evident from important English spa towns such as Bath."--Jeremy Dibble, Professor, Department ofMusic, Durham University"A short yet exhaustive study...[A] font of delightful musical tidbits." --New Yorker"In Water Music Ian Bradley immerses himself in the cultural whirl of the fashionable watering places of Europe and North America... what makes his book entertaining for the general reader is the detail with which he examines the social milieu of the spas and the musicians' attitudes towards it." - John Mole, Times Literary Supplement"A fact-filled, gosspiy, entertaining and revelatory mix of social and musical history written with an infectious enthusiasm that makes this unlikely subject spring to life." - Classic FM Magazine"What makes his book entertaining for the general reader is the detail with which he examines the social milieu of the spas and the musicians' attitudes towards it." --Times Literary Supplement, A fact-filled, gosspiy, entertaining and revelatory mix of social and musical history written with an infectious enthusiasm that makes this unlikely subject spring to life, "To Strauss, Sullivan and Lehar, as to Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms, the centrality of the spa to musical life was so obvious that it didn't need underlining. We've lost that, however, so Ian Bradley's impressively researchedWater Musicsheds new and welcome light on this now-vanished corner of the musical world."--Gayden Wren, author ofA Most Ingenious Paradox: The Art of Gilbert & Sullivan(Oxford, 2001) "Ian Bradley has assiduously drawn on a broad range of historical contexts, letters and accounts to enrich his scholarly and entertaining narrative of the European spa and its importance to various composers. In addition, Bradley has shown that even when spas fell out of fashion, the tradition of musical activity re-adapted itself to suit new social demands, as is evident from important English spa towns such as Bath."--Jeremy Dibble, Professor, Department of Music, Durham University "A short yet exhaustive study...[A] font of delightful musical tidbits." --New Yorker "InWater MusicIan Bradley immerses himself in the cultural whirl of the fashionable watering places of Europe and North America... what makes his book entertaining for the general reader is the detail with which he examines the social milieu of the spas and the musicians' attitudes towards it." - John Mole,Times Literary Supplement "A fact-filled, gosspiy, entertaining and revelatory mix of social and musical history written with an infectious enthusiasm that makes this unlikely subject spring to life." -Classic FM Magazine, "To Strauss, Sullivan and Lehar, as to Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms, the centrality of the spa to musical life was so obvious that it didn't need underlining. We've lost that, however, so Ian Bradley's impressively researched Water Music sheds new and welcome light on this now-vanished corner of the musical world."--Gayden Wren, author of A Most Ingenious Paradox: The Art of Gilbert & Sullivan (Oxford, 2001) "Ian Bradley has assiduously drawn on a broad range of historical contexts, letters and accounts to enrich his scholarly and entertaining narrative of the European spa and its importance to various composers. In addition, Bradley has shown that even when spas fell out of fashion, the tradition of musical activity re-adapted itself to suit new social demands, as is evident from important English spa towns such as Bath."--Jeremy Dibble, Professor, Department of Music, Durham University "A short yet exhaustive study...[A] font of delightful musical tidbits." --New Yorker "In Water Music Ian Bradley immerses himself in the cultural whirl of the fashionable watering places of Europe and North America... what makes his book entertaining for the general reader is the detail with which he examines the social milieu of the spas and the musicians' attitudes towards it." - John Mole, Times Literary Supplement "A fact-filled, gosspiy, entertaining and revelatory mix of social and musical history written with an infectious enthusiasm that makes this unlikely subject spring to life." - Classic FM Magazine "What makes his book entertaining for the general reader is the detail with which he examines the social milieu of the spas and the musicians' attitudes towards it." --Times Literary Supplement, "To Strauss, Sullivan and Lehar, as to Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms, the centrality of the spa to musical life was so obvious that it didn't need underlining. We've lost that, however, so Ian Bradley's impressively researched Water Music sheds new and welcome light on this now-vanished corner of the musical world."--Gayden Wren, author of A Most Ingenious Paradox: The Art of Gilbert & Sullivan (Oxford, 2001) "Ian Bradley has assiduously drawn on a broad range of historical contexts, letters and accounts to enrich his scholarly and entertaining narrative of the European spa and its importance to various composers. In addition, Bradley has shown that even when spas fell out of fashion, the tradition of musical activity re-adapted itself to suit new social demands, as is evident from important English spa towns such as Bath."--Jeremy Dibble, Professor, Department of Music, Durham University "A short yet exhaustive study...[A] font of delightful musical tidbits." --New Yorker"In Water Music Ian Bradley immerses himself in the cultural whirl of the fashionable watering places of Europe and North America... what makes his book entertaining for the general reader is the detail with which he examines the social milieu of the spas and the musicians' attitudes towards it." - John Mole, Times Literary Supplement"A fact-filled, gosspiy, entertaining and revelatory mix of social and musical history written with an infectious enthusiasm that makes this unlikely subject spring to life." - Classic FM Magazine"What makes his book entertaining for the general reader is the detail with which he examines the social milieu of the spas and the musicians' attitudes towards it." --Times Literary Supplement
Dewey Decimal
781.5/3
Table Of Content
1. Introduction2. Bath3. Baden bei Wein4. Baden-Baden5. The spas of Bohemia6. Bad Ischl7. Buxton8. Saratoga SpringsCoda: Spa Music TodayNotesIndex
Synopsis
Many of the most famous composers in classical music spent considerable periods in spa towns, whether taking in the waters, or searching for patrons among the rich and influential clientele who frequented these pioneer resorts, or soaking up the relaxing and decadent ambience of these enchanted and magical places. At Baden bei Wein, Mozart wrote his Ave Verum Corpus, and Beethoven sketched out his Ninth Symphony. Johannes Brahms spent 17 summers in Baden-Baden, where he stayed in his own specially-built composing cavern and consorted with Clara Schumann. Berlioz came to conduct in Baden-Baden for nine seasons, writing his last major work, Beatrice and Benedict, for the town's casino manager. Chopin, Liszt, and Dvorak were each regular visitors to Carlsbad and Marienbad. And it was in Carlsbad that Beethoven met Goethe. Concerts, recitals, and resident orchestras have themselves played a major role in the therapeutic regimes and the social and cultural life of European and North American watering places since the late eighteenth century. To this day, these spa towns continue to host major music festivals of the highest caliber, drawing musicians and loyal audiences on both local and international levels. This book explores the music making that went on in the spas and watering places in Europe and the United States during their heyday between the early-eighteenth and the mid-twentieth centuries. Music was a hugely important part of the experience of taking a spa cure. Bands played during the early morning and late afternoon while people took the waters and bathed. Spa orchestras and ensembles entertained those gathering socially or resting in assembly rooms, pump rooms and in gardens and parks. In the evenings spa guests enjoyed concerts, visits to the theatre, balls, dances and gambling sessions at the casino, at all of which music played a major role. Expert author Ian Bradley draws on original archival material and the diaries and letters of composers. His book ranges chronologically and geographically, beginning with Bath and Baden near Vienna, which both flourished in the eighteenth century, continuing through Baden-Baden, the Bohemian spas and Bad Ischl in the nineteenth century and on to Buxton and Saratoga Springs which saw their glory days in the early twentieth century. A concluding chapter brings the subject up to date with a review of the musical activities taking place in spa towns today and of the music that accompanies treatments in modern spas, now so ubiquitous and so important and growing a feature in the booming world of leisure, tourism, health and well-being., Water Music is an ideal read for those who frequent summer music festivals the world over. Many of these festivals began during the cultural heyday of spas and watering places throughout Europe and the United States, when music making was entertainment and therapy for both patrons and composers themselves. In his typical witty and winning style, author Ian Bradley-himself somewhat of a celebrity across the festival world for his expertise and involvement in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta phenomenon-tells the story of the many well-known composers who came to these pioneer resorts between the early- eighteenth and the mid-twentieth centuries., Many of the most famous composers in classical music spent considerable periods in spa towns, whether taking in the waters, or searching for patrons among the rich and influential clientele who frequented these pioneer resorts, or soaking up the relaxing and decadent ambience of these enchanted and magical places. At Baden bei Wein, Mozart wrote his Ave Verum Corpus, and Beethoven sketched out his Ninth Symphony. Johannes Brahms spent 17 summers in Baden-Baden, where he stayed in his own specially-built composing cavern and consorted with Clara Schumann. Berlioz came to conduct in Baden-Baden for nine seasons, writing his last major work, Beatrice and Benedict, for the town's casino manager. Chopin, Liszt, and Dvorak were each regular visitors to Carlsbad and Marienbad. And it was in Carlsbad that Beethoven met Goethe. Concerts, recitals, and resident orchestras have themselves played a major role in the therapeutic regimes and the social and cultural life of European and North American watering places since the late eighteenth century. To this day, these spa towns continue to host major music festivals of the highest caliber, drawing musicians and loyal audiences on both local and international levels.This book explores the music making that went on in the spas and watering places in Europe and the United States during their heyday between the early- eighteenth and the mid-twentieth centuries. Music was a hugely important part of the experience of taking a spa cure. Bands played during the early morning and late afternoon while people took the waters and bathed. Spa orchestras and ensembles entertained those gathering socially or resting in assembly rooms, pump rooms and in gardens and parks. In the evenings spa guests enjoyed concerts, visits to the theatre, balls, dances and gambling sessions at the casino, at all of which music played a major role. Expert author Ian Bradley draws on original archival material and the diaries and letters of composers. His book ranges chronologically and geographically, beginning with Bath and Baden near Vienna, which both flourished in the eighteenth century, continuing through Baden-Baden, the Bohemian spas and Bad Ischl in the nineteenth century and on to Buxton and Saratoga Springs which saw their glory days in the early twentieth century. A concluding chapter brings the subject up to date with a review of the musical activities taking place in spa towns today and of the music that accompanies treatments in modern spas, now so ubiquitous and so important and growing a feature in the booming world of leisure, tourism, health and well-being., Many of the most famous composers in classical music spent considerable periods in spa towns, whether taking in the waters, or searching for patrons among the rich and influential clientele who frequented these pioneer resorts, or soaking up the relaxing and decadent ambience of these enchanted and magical places. At Baden bei Wein, Mozart wrote his Ave Verum Corpus, and Beethoven sketched out his Ninth Symphony. Johannes Brahms spent 17 summers in Baden-Baden, where he stayed in his own specially-built composing cavern and consorted with Clara Schumann. Berlioz came to conduct in Baden-Baden for nine seasons, writing his last major work, Beatrice and Benedict, for the town's casino manager. Chopin, Liszt, and Dvorak were each regular visitors to Carlsbad and Marienbad. And it was in Carlsbad that Beethoven met Goethe. Concerts, recitals, and resident orchestras have themselves played a major role in the therapeutic regimes and the social and cultural life of European and North American watering places since the late eighteenth century. To this day, these spa towns continue to host major music festivals of the highest caliber, drawing musicians and loyal audiences on both local and international levels.This book explores the music making that went on in the spas and watering places in Europe and the United States during their heyday between the early-eighteenth and the mid-twentieth centuries. Music was a hugely important part of the experience of taking a spa cure. Bands played during the early morning and late afternoon while people took the waters and bathed. Spa orchestras and ensembles entertained those gathering socially or resting in assembly rooms, pump rooms and in gardens and parks. In the evenings spa guests enjoyed concerts, visits to the theatre, balls, dances and gambling sessions at the casino, at all of which music played a major role. Expert author Ian Bradley draws on original archival material and the diaries and letters of composers. His book ranges chronologically and geographically, beginning with Bath and Baden near Vienna, which both flourished in the eighteenth century, continuing through Baden-Baden, the Bohemian spas and Bad Ischl in the nineteenth century and on to Buxton and Saratoga Springs which saw their glory days in the early twentieth century. A concluding chapter brings the subject up to date with a review of the musical activities taking place in spa towns today and of the music that accompanies treatments in modern spas, now so ubiquitous and so important and growing a feature in the booming world of leisure, tourism, health and well-being.
LC Classification Number
ML160.B796 2009
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