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Railways & Music

Julia Winterson · 2022

94,080 words · about 6 h 35 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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About this book

Author
Julia Winterson
Language
English
Published
2022
Length
94,080 words · about 6 h 35 min
Sections
4 reader sections
Text
Digital text
Rights
CC BY 4.0 · repository export licence (OAPEN)

 

Contents (4)
  1. Front matter under 1 min
  2. Dedication under 1 min
  3. Contents about 1 min
  4. Introduction about 6 h 33 min

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Front matter

Jutta WINTERSON

JULIA WINTERSON

Published by University of Huddersfield Press University of Huddersfield Press The University of Huddersfield

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my sister Sarah (1955 - 2021)

Acknowledgements

‘THE AUTHOR WOULD like to thank all those who contributed their time and expertise to the development of this book, in particular Jane Sellars, art historian, curator and author, for her inspired and invaluable picture research. The author is grateful to Eddie and Chris Hewison for their rare combination of music and train expertise, and to musicians Mike and Helen Limer for their help with languages, proof reading and music notation. Thanks are also due to Peter Owens for his translations.

Contents

Introduction I

RAILWAY MUSIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN THE

NINETEENTH CENTURY 1 Broadside ballads, navvies on the line 3 2 Music hall and the railway 27 3 Railway works bands, choirs and musical societies 45 4 Gilbert and Sullivan and the railway 63

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