Thesis
Giovanni Puzzi
- Alternative title:
- his life and work : a view of horn playing and musical life in England from 1817 into the Victorian era (c. 1855)
- Abstract:
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The focus of this dissertation is a comprehensive study of the life and work of Giovanni Puzzi, nineteenth-century Britain's most celebrated virtuoso of the horn. In his hands, the horn -- hitherto largely known to England's aristocracy as an obstreperous member of the orchestra or popular form of pleasure garden entertainment became a sought-after attraction at London's most fashionable and exclusive concerts. An examination of Puzzi's activities as an orchestral player and as a soloist i...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2000
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Source identifiers:
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602363433 and 602363434
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- td:602363433
- Deposit date:
- 2013-01-18
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Strauchen, Elizabeth
- Copyright date:
- 2000
- Notes:
- The digital copy of this thesis has been made available thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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