The Beggar's Opera: Its Predecessors and Successors

Arts & Photography

Kidson, Frank

Music

Library Reprints

The Beggar's Opera: Its Predecessors and Successors...

Literature & Fiction

Praeger

English folk-song and dance,

Rowman and Littlefield

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Songs of Britain: A Collection of One Hundred English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish National Songs

Legare Street Press

The Minstrelsy of England: A Collection of 200 English Songs With Their Melodies, Popular From the 16Th Century to the Middle of the 18Th Century

Moffat, Alfred

World Literature

Originally published in 1922, this book contains a history of English opera described through the lens of The Beggar's Opera, first performed in 1728. Kidson details the background to the opera's creation, its author, and its lasting impact on the English opera scene. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the English opera and English musical history.

Dramas & Plays

Cambridge University Press

Frank Kidson (1855-1926) and Mary Neal (1860-1944) were both notable for their involvement in the development of a scholarly movement relating to English folk traditions, Neal was also a prominent social campaigner and suffragette. Originally published in 1915, this volume provides a concise introduction to English folk songs and folk dances. The text is divided in two parts, with the first, written by Kidson, being assigned to songs and the second, written by Neal, being assigned to dances. This is a beautifully presented book, containing illustrations and numerous musical scores, that will be of value to anyone with an interest in folk traditions.

English Folk-Song and Dance

Sports & Outdoors

Nabu Press

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Songs of Britain: A Collection of One Hundred English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish National Songs - Primary Source Edition

Children's Books

Two centuries ago, Joseph Addison tells us in the character of Mr Spectator - L When I travelled I took a particular delight in hearing the songs and fables that are come down from father to son, and are most in vogue among the common people of the countries through which I passed for it is impossible that anything should be universally tasted and approved of by a multitude, though they are only the rabble of the nation, which hath not in it some peculiar aptness to please and gratify the mind of man Spectator . He further says - An ordinary song or ballad, that is the delight of the common people, cannot fail to please all such readers as are not unqualified for the enter- tainment by their affectation or ignorance. It was not only the cultured Mr Addison who recognised the claims of the peoples songs as expressive of sentiments that were worthy the consideration of the more learned, for quotation upon quotation could be given of examples where the refined and learned have found in the primitive song that which appealed in the highest degree. The moderns need no excuse for the study of folk-song, and few will regard the consideration of peoples-lore as an idle amusement. The present essay is put forth with all diffidence as a very slight dissertation upon a complex subject, and it does not pretend to do more than enter into the fringe of it. The younger of the present generation have seen the gradual speeding up of technique in composition and performance, but with this increased standard there has been a tendency to let fall certain very sacred and essential things that belong to musical art. In too many cases the composer has not quite justified the complexity of his composition while glorying in the skill of his craftsmanship he has too frequently forgotten the primitive demand for art and beauty, apart from technical elaboration. That type of simple melody that formerly pleased what we might regard as a less cultured age, holds no place in present-day composition or in the esteem of a certain class...

English Folk-Song And Dance

Sanborn Press

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Kidson, Frank. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Kidson, Frank