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This
collection of essays is a wide-ranging exploration of the relationship between
music and politics. It is one of the first books to bring the insights of
contemporary cultural theory to bear on the work of classical music. Drawing
on a variety of critical approaches, these essays examine issues of cultural
politics in the works of many composers, from Purcell to Ligeti, from Elgar
to the minimalists.
Both challenging and accessible, Music and the Politics of Culture not only
makes an important contribution to the understanding of music as 'art' but
also helps to develop interpretation of its political and social context.
'A lively...highly readable book. This is not a book you should be seen reading
at the Last Night of the Proms.' John Deathridge, Music
Contributors: Malcolm Barry, Alan Durant, Paul Harrington, Ken Hirschkop,
Meirion Hughes, David Matthews, Wilfred Mellors, Christopher Norris, Lionel
Pike, Claire Polin, Robert Stradling, Alastair Williams, Nicholas Williams.