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* A Rough Trade, Mojo and Evening Standard Book of the Year *

''Peerless cultural history.'' Ian Thomson, Evening Standard

Original.' Guardian

Fascinating.' Mail On Sunday

Exceptional.' Irish Times

Over the course of the twentieth century, The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams is the piece of music that has come to define the mythical concept of the English countryside, with its babbling brooks and skylarks. Yet, the landscape is not really an unaffected utopia, but a living, working and occasionally rancorous environment that has forged a nation's musical personality. On a journey that takes us from post-war poets and artists to the free party scene embraced by the acid house and travelling communities, Richard King explores how Britain's history and identity have been shaped by the mysterious relationship between music and nature.

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      Publisher: Faber & Faber
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/03/2020
      ISBN13: 9780571338801, 978-0571338801
      ISBN10: 0571338801
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      * A Rough Trade, Mojo and Evening Standard Book of the Year *

      ''Peerless cultural history.'' Ian Thomson, Evening Standard

      Original.' Guardian

      Fascinating.' Mail On Sunday

      Exceptional.' Irish Times

      Over the course of the twentieth century, The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams is the piece of music that has come to define the mythical concept of the English countryside, with its babbling brooks and skylarks. Yet, the landscape is not really an unaffected utopia, but a living, working and occasionally rancorous environment that has forged a nation's musical personality. On a journey that takes us from post-war poets and artists to the free party scene embraced by the acid house and travelling communities, Richard King explores how Britain's history and identity have been shaped by the mysterious relationship between music and nature.

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