Ernest Wood and the Foundation of the Musical Tradition acheter at St Paul's

Product Name: Ernest Wood and the Foundation of the Musical Tradition acheter at St Paul's
EAN：9781925333367 UPC：9781925333367 acheter ISBN：9781925333367 MPN：N/A Format：Paperback, 162 pages Recommended Age Range：12+ years
The book focuses on an aspect of nineteenth-century imperial opportunism: the attempt to transplant and establish a curiosity of english and anglican culture in Australia, the english cathedral music tradition (an all-male choir, of boy choristers and professional choir men, with an exclusive choir school for the education of the boys) notably at the newly-built st pauls cathedral in pre-federation melbourne. It explores the religious, musical and cultural motives and reasons for establishing and preserving such a tradition and documents its implementation and organisation by the cathedral authorities, public personalities, and the first organist, ernest wood..