Hugh Reginald Haweis (1838–1901) was a clergyman and writer. Published in 1884, this memoir deals with one of his great interests: music. He was a proficient violinist, and his musical writings included books on church bell-ringing, violins, and the best-selling Music and Morals (also reissued in this series), which had reached its sixteenth edition by his death. As curate of St James, Westmoreland Street, he used musical events as a way of turning an empty church into a fashionable one. He acted as music critic for Truth and the Pall Mall Gazette, in addition to lecturing and writing on religious subjects. The book recounts a lifetime of making and enjoying music, and conveys Haweis' emotional response to music from an early age. It is a record of nineteenth-century musical performances and changing tastes, which also demonstrates Haweis' belief in the reforming influence of music on morals and society.
| ISBN: | 9781108038652 |
| Publication date: | 20th October 2011 |
| Author: | H R Haweis |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 720 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - Music |
| Genres: |
Memoirs Musicians, singers, bands and groups Composers and songwriters |