Ancient and Modern - 9781138314146

Taylor & Francis

Ancient and ModernWilliam Crotch and the Development of Classical Music\nAuthor(s): Howard Irving\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138314146, 978-1138314146\nSynopsis\nFirst published 1999, Howard Irving details Crochs lecturing career and examines the influences of figures such a Charles Burney and Sir Joshua Reynolds on his approach to the ancient-modern debate. Irving also makes available for the first time in a modern edition Crotchs 1818 lecture series. These texts help to fill a gap in our knowledge of the development of musical classics, as they span a period of years that were crucial to the history of canon formation.