Books by Meirion Hughes

The aim of this volume is to analyze the contribution of music journalists to the revival of English music in the second half of the 19th century - the phenomenon that came to be called the "English musical renaissance". In so doing it re-evaluates their impact on British musical history.

Meirion Hughes combines a new translation of the first edition with an introduction that places the work in its cultural and political context -- .

This work argues that research into the cultural history of music can significantly help our understanding of the evolution of English national identity. It identifies the intellectual, social and political assumptions which surrounded English music in the early part of the 20th century.