This is the first scholarly work to document the musical life of Joseph Holbrooke, one of Britain’s most prolific and controversial composers during the first

Lifts the lid on an artistic ferment which has defied every known law of the music business.

Die britische Sinfonik ist erst in jüngster Zeit ins allgemeine Interesse gerückt. Ein Überblick über die sinfonische Entwicklung im Vereinigten Königreich

The history of English song from the late nineteenth century to the Second World War.

My book begins with a brief consideration of what we mean by “English music” and what factors are involved. I explain the reasons behind my choice of compos