Coates, Eric

Self, Geoffrey

doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.06001

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“…Coates composed the music for The Dambusters and ‘By the Sleepy Lagoon’, the theme for Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs. His biographer describes how ‘his success derived from his recognition of, and adjustment to, new trends’ (Self, n.d.). Phillips wrote a number of ballads for his soprano wife, as well as light pieces for orchestra; his serious works were less successful (Lamb, n.d.[b]).…”

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Music as Collective Invention: A Social Network Analysis of Composers

McAndrew

Everett

2014

Cultural Sociology

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Composers generally write music alone, and we commonly understand the great figures of classical music as singular geniuses. Even where composers' social networks and friendships are of contextual interest, it is arguable that their association with other musicians arises because they choose to socialize with similar others. However, it is also possible that creative work, even for artists as solitary as composers, depends significantly on interaction and collaboration. Certain periods and places are considered hotspots of creativity where new musical ideas are shared and movements arise. In this paper we consider the case of British classical composition, both as an example of a music network, and to contribute to debates in music history.

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