Re: England - land without music?

Sharon Michalove, Editor, H-Albion (mlove@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu)
Sat, 20 May 1995 15:59:51 -0600

Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 21:57:25 -0400
From: SandyW6076@aol.com

Felix Mendelssohn premiered his monumental oratorio Elijah in Birmingham
England in 1846. He was a favorite of the Queen, perhaps because there were
no native son composers. Perhaps the appreciation of music is more important.