Music in Wales by Peter Crossley-Holland

Music in Wales

Edited by Peter Crossley-Holland

Hinrichsen Edition Limited, 1948, illustrated frontispiece (map), hardcover with illustrated boards

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, previous owners stamp and sticker on front endpaper, dustjacket in Fair Condition, in pieces (back and back wrap missing), front wrap separate from front jacket (see photographs)

“The music of Wales, though justly famous, is also largely unknown.  People discuss the eisteddfod and may even have heard the miners singing, but much in this ancient mountain land is still hidden from us.
This book recaptures the age-old musical tradition, revealing its survivals in folk-lore and national custom; discovers the part played by music in religion, education and the life of the people; speakers of Welsh composers and describes the work of official organisations, with copious directories to music societies, clubs and other bodies.”