Railways and Music

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Railways and Music

Name: Railways and Music
Brand: University of Huddersfield Press
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Written by Julia Winterson

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When the Stockton & Darlington Railway opened in 1825, it was the first steam-powered railway to carry passengers. Since then there has been no shortage of music connected with trains and railways: orchestral pieces and popular songs describing railway journeys; those that celebrate the opening of a new line; worksongs and blues describing the hardship of building the railroads, even the first use of sampled music used railway sounds as its source. From the pastoral serenity of the Flanders and Swann song "Slow train" to the shrieking horror of holocaust trains in Steve Reich's Different Trains, the railway has inspired countless pieces of music. This is the first book to give a comprehensive coverage of music connected with the railways, it describes over 50 pieces of classical music and covers over 250 popular songs.

ISBN-13: 9781862182028
Publisher: University of Huddersfield
Imprint: University of Huddersfield Press
Publication date: 31 January 2022
Format: Paperback
Pages: 328
Dimensions: 240 x 170 mm
Illustrations: 12 illus
Language: English