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Title
Classical music radio in the United Kingdom, 1945-1995 / Tony Stoller.
ISBN
9783319647104 (electronic book)
3319647105 (electronic book)
9783319647098
3319647091
Published
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (305 pages)
Call Number
HE8697.95.G74
Dewey Decimal Classification
384.540650941
Summary
This book is the first comprehensive account of classical music on all British radio stations, BBC and commercial, between 1945 and 1995. It narrates the shifting development of those services, from before the launch of the Third Programme until after the start of Classic FM, examining the output from both qualitative and quantitative perspectives, as well as recounting some of the stories and anecdotes which enliven the tale. During these fifty years, British classical music radio featured spells of broad, multi-channel classical music radio, with aspirational and mainstream culture enjoying positive interactions, followed by periods of more restricted and exclusive output, in a paradigm of the place of high culture in UK society as a whole. The history was characterised by the recurring tensions between elite and popular provision, and the interplay of demands for highbrow and middlebrow output, and also sheds new light on the continuing relevance of class in Britain. It is an important and unique resource for those studying British history in the second half of the twentieth century, as well as being a compelling and diverting account for enthusiasts for classical music radio.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed December 7, 2017).
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783319647098
Chapter 1. Introduction: The music we are accustomed to call classical
Chapter 2. The Forties: A pyramid of taste
Chapter 3. The Fifties: Defending the elite
Chapter 4. The Sixties: Simple and conservative tastes
Chapter 5. The Seventies: Breaking the monopoly
Chapter 6. The Eighties: Keeping the Philistines at bay
Chapter 7. The Nineties: Saga louts and dumbing down
Chapter 8. Conclusions: Engaging on equal terms?
Appendices
Bibliography
Index.
