Boosey & Hawkes The Publishing Story

Author:   Helen Wallace
Publisher:   Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd
ISBN:  

9780851625140


Pages:   243
Publication Date:   01 June 2007
Format:   Book
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained


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"(Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books). A rare inside look at the evolution of the world's leading classical publisher and how it works with composers to shape music history. Rather than wage a price war, Leslie Boosey and Ralph Hawkes decided to merge their rival businesses in 1930. Signing Bartok and Strauss and investing in talented young composers like Britten and Copland, the company fully came of age with the acquisition of masterpieces by Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, and Prokofiev. The 1980s saw a new flowering, with impressive signings in America and Europe, but not without internal struggles. Distinguished journalist and broadcaster Helen Wallace vividly charts the company's progress through boom years and unexpected financial threats, and reveals how artistic foresight has been balanced with commercial reality. ""A surprisingly gripping narrative. For those who wonder what really goes on in music publishing, it offers a fascinating read."" BBC Music Magazine"

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Author:   Helen Wallace
Publisher:   Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd
Imprint:   Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780851625140


ISBN 10:   0851625142
Pages:   243
Publication Date:   01 June 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Book
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Introduction - Publisher's note - Acknowledgements - Preface - 1930-39: Bold moves - 1939-40: War - 1941-42: The Wigmore Hall concerts - 1943-45: 'Machiavellian it may be...' - 1946-50: Spoils of war - 1950-58: Going on without Ralph - 1958-64: Crises and change - 1960-74: History repeats itself - 1966-74: Division and development - 1974-80: Back to Europe - 1980-86: The Boxford years - 1986-95: The Gorecki phenomenon - 1996-2006: Music Publishing breaks free - Boosey family tree - Hawkes family tree - Bibliography - Index

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