| The Proms - A New History (BBC Proms) | 
 enlarge | Creators: Jenny Doctor, David Wright, Nicholas Kenyon
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 210881
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7.4 x 1.5
ISBN: 050051352X
EAN: 9780500513521
ASIN: 050051352X
Publication Date: April 16, 2007
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Informative and interesting account of the Proms May 31, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The editor of this book, music historian and Senior Lecturer at the University of York, Jenny Doctor has done a fabulous job of creating an authoritative and thoroughly absorbing book on one of Britain's great musical institutions, The BBC Proms.
At 320 pages and a manageable size (11" x 9") it avoids becoming an unwieldy, heavy encyclopaedia confined to the desk, and should find wide appeal thanks not only to the various contributors - there's a different one for each of the eight chapters - but also for the rich array of good quality photographs and illustrations (155 of them) covering everything from early Royal Albert Hall performances to reproductions of advertisements from Proms concert programmes.
The chapters are arranged as a chronology of the Proms:
1. The Proms: An Industrious Revolution
2. Building an Orchestra, Creating an Audience 1895-1926
3. A New Dimension 1920-44
4. The BBC in Possession 1945-59
5. Reinventing the Proms 1959-63
6. Joining the Queue: The Proms Audiences
7. Branding the Postmodern Proms 1986-2007
8. Planning the Proms Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
There's also a year by year Proms chronology summary and an interesting chapter on audience capacities of the Queen's Hall and Royal Albert Hall explaining how they have changed over the years, due not only to structural modifications but also different seating/standing arrangements specific to each type of event.
I found this an extremely comprehensive and fascinating history of Britain's Proms.
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