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100 1 a| Jacobs, Arthur,d| 1922-1996.=| ^A261528;

245 10 a| Henry J. Wood :b| maker of the Proms /c| Arthur Jacobs.;

260 a| London :b| Methuen,c| 1994.;

300 a| xxii, 504 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations, portraits ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Includes index.;

504 a| Bibliography: pages 481-494.;

504 a| "Musical works by Henry J. Wood": pages 432-440.;

505 0 a| Chronology 1869-1944 -- Foreword: Conducting a life -- Part I. Building. A home in Oxford Street (1869-86) ; Opera (1887-94) ; Queen's hall (1893-5) ; The omnibrow concerts (1895-9) ; 'Are you quite English, Mr Wood?' (1896-1900) ; Olga, Rosa, Jessie (1900-2) -- Part II. Broadening. The new wave (1902-14) ; In New York (1904-8) ; Recording, and a choral triumph (1907-13) ; 'My dear Mr Schonberg...' (1911-14) ; War (1914-18) ; Under Chappell's banner (1918-23) -- Part III. Battling. A family man (1924-27) ; Hollywood and the BBC (1925-30) ; The gentle art (1926-31) ; Squeezed out? (1930-4) ; Crisis (1933-5) ; 'Love is a disease' (1935-6) -- Part IV. Celebrating. Jousting with Sir Thomas (1936-7) ; Jubilee (1937-8) ; Into the blackout (1938-41) ; 'Somewhere in England' (1941-2) ; Ending (1943-4) ; Fifty years on (1944-94) -- Appendix 1. 'My confession' ; Appendix 2. The recorded legacy ; Appendix 3. Musical works by Henry J. Wood ; Appendix 4. First performances conducted by Henry J. Wood ; Appendix 5. Paintings by Henry J. Wood ; Appendix 6. Honours and dedications.;

520 a| This biography by music critic Arthur Jacobs celebrates the life of Sir Henry Wood, the progressive and much-loved conductor who made the Proms famous, and whose musical achievements included conducting the first British production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin and making some of the earliest orchestral recordings. With the help of family papers put at his disposal, the author also deals frankly with Wood's complex personality and turbulent private life, including his relationship with Lady Jessie Wood, who was not his wife but who changed her name by deed poll.;

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Henry J. Wood : maker of the Proms / Arthur Jacobs.

Author/creator	Jacobs, Arthur
Format	Book
Publication Info	London : Methuen, 1994.
Description	xxii, 504 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Subjects	Wood, Henry J. (Henry Joseph), 1869-1944. Conductors (Music)--Great Britain. --Biography.

Contents	Chronology 1869-1944 -- Foreword: Conducting a life -- Part I. Building. A home in Oxford Street (1869-86) ; Opera (1887-94) ; Queen's hall (1893-5) ; The omnibrow concerts (1895-9) ; 'Are you quite English, Mr Wood?' (1896-1900) ; Olga, Rosa, Jessie (1900-2) -- Part II. Broadening. The new wave (1902-14) ; In New York (1904-8) ; Recording, and a choral triumph (1907-13) ; 'My dear Mr Schonberg...' (1911-14) ; War (1914-18) ; Under Chappell's banner (1918-23) -- Part III. Battling. A family man (1924-27) ; Hollywood and the BBC (1925-30) ; The gentle art (1926-31) ; Squeezed out? (1930-4) ; Crisis (1933-5) ; 'Love is a disease' (1935-6) -- Part IV. Celebrating. Jousting with Sir Thomas (1936-7) ; Jubilee (1937-8) ; Into the blackout (1938-41) ; 'Somewhere in England' (1941-2) ; Ending (1943-4) ; Fifty years on (1944-94) -- Appendix 1. 'My confession' ; Appendix 2. The recorded legacy ; Appendix 3. Musical works by Henry J. Wood ; Appendix 4. First performances conducted by Henry J. Wood ; Appendix 5. Paintings by Henry J. Wood ; Appendix 6. Honours and dedications.
Abstract	This biography by music critic Arthur Jacobs celebrates the life of Sir Henry Wood, the progressive and much-loved conductor who made the Proms famous, and whose musical achievements included conducting the first British production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin and making some of the earliest orchestral recordings. With the help of family papers put at his disposal, the author also deals frankly with Wood's complex personality and turbulent private life, including his relationship with Lady Jessie Wood, who was not his wife but who changed her name by deed poll.
General note	Includes index.
Bibliography note	Bibliography: pages 481-494.
Bibliography note	"Musical works by Henry J. Wood": pages 432-440.
LCCN	gb 94064391
ISBN	0413683907 (cased) :
ISBN	0413693406 (pbk)

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