{"product_id":"art-of-re-enchantment-making-early-music-work-in-the-modern-age-9780199939930","title":"Art of Re-Enchantment: Making Early Music Work in the Modern Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the late 1960s, a new movement emerged championing historically informed 'authentic' approaches to performance. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeard today in concert halls across the world and in a library's worth of recordings, it has completely transformed the way in which we listen to 'old' music while revolutionizing the classical music profession in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet the rise of Early Music has been anything but uncontroversial. Historically informed performance (HIP) has provoked heated debate amongst musicologists, performers, and cultural sociologists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDid HIP's scholar-performers possess the skills necessary to achieve their uncompromising agenda? Was interest in historically informed performance just another facet of the burgeoning heritage industry? And was the widespread promotion of early music simply a commercial ruse to make money put forward by profit-driven record companies?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Re-enchantment: Making Early Music in the Modern Age\u003c\/em\u003e, author Nick Wilson answers these and other questions through an in-depth analysis of the early music movement in Britain from the 1960s to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e While other books have examined the history of early music's revival, this interdisciplinary study is unique in its focus on how various constituencies actually made their living from the early music business.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough chapters discussing the professionalization of early music, the influence of institutions such as the BBC and record companies, and the entrepreneurial role of leading early music pioneers, this book will shed new light on one of the most fascinating and influential movements in 20th-century art music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Re-enchantment\u003c\/em\u003e begins a much-needed conversation about the true value of art and authenticity today. This volume is a must-have for early music fans and performers, music historians and musicologists with an interest in performance practice, and anyone interested in the production, distribution, and consumption of music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.61w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199939930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014 pg. 1813\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNick Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e lectures in creativity and arts management at the Department of Culture, Media \u0026amp; Creative Industries (CMCI), King's College London. His characteristically interdisciplinary approach draws on personal experience as a professional singer, including with many of the leading early music ensembles; arts manager, especially artist representation and concert promotion; and research-led educator in creativity, entrepreneurship, and arts-based learning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39937678868595,"sku":"0199939934","price":80.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3dc37856-0846-45f7-8023-30d930d468dd.jpg?v=1647995600","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/art-of-re-enchantment-making-early-music-work-in-the-modern-age-9780199939930","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}