Imperialism and Music: Britain 1876-1953

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This is the first book to consider the relationship between British imperialism and music. With its unique ability to stimulate the emotions and to create mental images, music was used to dramatize, illustrate, and reinforce the components of the ideological cluster that constituted British imperialism in its heyday: patriotism, monarchism, hero-worship, Protestantism, racialism, and chivalry. It was also used to emphasize the inclusiveness of Britain by stressing the contributions of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland to the imperial project. Front matter Contents Dedication General editor's introduction Introduction Acknowledgements Meanings: Empire and music Sullivan’s Empire Elgar’s Empire Music for official occasions: coronations and jubilees Imperial days: Armistice Day and Empire Day Teaching the lessons of Empire: exhibitions and festivals ‘All the King’s horses and all the King’s men’: the Aldershot Tattoo ‘Bring on the girls’: opera, operetta and ballet ‘The sun never sets’: music for imperial films Sing a song of Empire ‘From Greenland’s icy mountains, from India’s coral strand’: the imperial hymn Imperial march ‘Hearts across the sea’: the dominions’ musical tour of 1911 The Empire’s queens of song: Dame Emma Albani, Dame Nellie Melba, Dame Clara Butt The troubadour of Empire: Peter Dawson Conclusion Index