Edward J. Dent : a life of words and music /

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Author / Creator:Arrandale, Karen, author.
Imprint:Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2023.
©2023
Description:xvii, 543 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Music in Britain, 1600-2000
Music in Britain, 1600-2000.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12794685
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ISBN:9781783272051
1783272058
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:This first full biography of Edward J. Dent (1876-1957) covers not only his pioneering music scholarship and cultural activities but also his personal crusades on behalf of music and opera, gays, refugees, and the culturally destitute. Drawn from a wide variety of unpublished sources, from behind Dent?s carefully constructed public 0persona of a cosmopolitan gentleman scholar the picture emerges of a more complex and fascinating human being. His seminal works remain fresh and vital and his writing hugely entertaining, while his ideas on the importance of the arts in everyday life are as relevant as ever.