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The Ingenious Mr. Avison: Making Music and Money in Eighteenth Century Newcastle
The Ingenious Mr Avison Making Music and Money in Eighteenth Century Newcastle Author:Roz Southey, Margaret Maddison, David Hughes Charles Avison (1709-1770) was a remarkable Tyneside musician who became England's most important 18th-century concerto composer. Now the first full-length biography tells the talented composer's story, and how, through enterprise and determination, he made Newcastle upon Tyne England's greatest provincial music center of the time. The Ingenious... more » Mr. Avison explores a world of fashionable concerts, money-making, rivalry, wigs, waistcoats, dancing, love affairs, and family tragedy. This well-researched survey also includes details of Avison's published works, a discography, and extensive notes. It is essential reading for students of English music and an informative and entertaining window onto provincial musical life in the 18th century.« less