Imaginative analytical and critical work on British music of the early twentieth century has been hindered by perceptions of the repertory as insular in its ref

The first in-depth historical analysis of British art music post-1945, providing a group-portrait of eleven composers ranging from avant-garde to pop.

British Rock Modernism, 1967-1977 explains how the definitive British rock performers of this epoch aimed, not at the youthful rebellion for which they are lege

This collection brings fresh perspectives to bear upon key questions surrounding the composition, performance and reception of musical modernism.

Modernism in music still arouses passions and is riven by controversies. Taking root in the early decades of the twentieth century, it achieved ideological domi