Lutyens, Maconchy, Williams and Twentieth-Century British Music

Contemporaries at the Royal College of Music, Elisabeth Lutyens (1906-1983), Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994) and Grace Williams (1906-1977) were important figures in twentieth-century British music. Combining musical analysis with contextual material drawn from documents and interviews, Rhiannon Mathias re-evaluates the composers' positions in British music history.

Rhiannon Mathias studied music at Surrey University (B. Mus), St. John's College, Cambridge (M. Phil) and Reading University (PhD). She has experience as a lecturer, writer and broadcaster, and is also an accomplished flute player. She is a Director of the William Mathias Music Centre and a Visiting Fellow in Music at Bangor University.

List of Music Examples, Acknowledgements, Introduction, PART I: 1926-1935, 1. The Musical Evangelization of Kensington, 2. Professional Composers: Study Abroad and the Macnaghten-Lemare Concerts, PART II: 1935-1955, 3. Lutyens: Music in London, 4. Maconchy: An Impassioned Argument, 5. Williams: To the Wild Hills, PART III: 1955-1994, 6. Lutyens: And Suddenly It's Evening, 7. Maconchy: My Dark Heart, 8. Williams: My Last Duchess, Conclusion, Appendix, Selected Bibliography, Index