Publisher's Synopsis
More than ever before, music is subjected to the relentless marketing of a 'product' and a 'personality' whose image will sell the product. Making Music in Britain provides the means of seeing behind the packaging and images in order to discover what it really means to be a musician. Through interviews with a selection of professional musicians, the variety of musical experience, musical thought and creativity is revealed. Discussions include the experience of music within education; concern about the quality and content of music education within schools; musical creativity; performance issues; the process of composition and the evaluation of each individual's response to music. - - The interviews cover a broad spectrum of musicians working in Britain. These include classical performers, an animateur, jazz and folk musicians, composers and those involved with education, musical criticism, writing and broadcasting. Among those interviewed are Dame Janet Baker, Howard Goodall, Stephen Hough, Sir Roger Norrington, John Rutter and Andy Sheppard. Making Music in Britain looks at music from the unique perspective of the inspirers and motivators of today, exploring their development as musicians as well as placing their work in the musical context of our time.
