100 Years of British Music

Download or read book 100 Years of British Music written by Omnibus Press and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2014-11-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Sir Edward Elgar to Adele, great composers and songwriters have been at the heart of the musical landscape for the last 100 years. 100 Years Of British Music is a lavish photo book, specially commissioned by PRS for Music in commemoration of a century of support for music’s creators. Showcased here are composers of film music, opera, symphonies and stage shows, as well as the writers behind the greatest hits of rock and pop, in superb new photographs by Lucy Sewill together with rare and unseen pictures from the archives. The result is a unique ‘living history’ of the PRS and its members that celebrates their vital contribution to British culture.