The English voice of the mid-twentieth century : Ferrier, Deller and Pears

This thesis explores how the reception of Kathleen Ferrier, Alfred Deller and Peter Pears’s voices gave new insights into the constructions of national musical identity in midtwentieth century Britain. I highlight how an exploration of the ‘national voice’ constitutes both an idealisation of musical...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ch'Ng, Xin
Other Authors: Brooks, Laura ; Irvine, Thomas
Published: University of Southampton 2016
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.698429