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Music and Musicians in Early Nineteenth-Century Cornwall

The World of Joseph Emidy - Slave, Violinist and Composer

Music and Musicians in Early Nineteenth-Century Cornwall( )
Author: McGrady, Richard
ISBN:978-0-85989-359-6
Publication Date:Feb 2019
Publisher:University of Exeter Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $26.00
Book Description:

Taken from Africa into slavery by the Portuguese, kidnapped by the British Navy and held captive aboard ship during the French wars of the 1790s before being abandoned in Falmouth, the story of Joseph Emidy deserves telling in its own right. Emidy became a prominent figure in the musical scene in Cornwall for his remaining years. 

Book Details
Pages:174
Detailed Subjects: History / Europe / Great Britain / General
Music / History & Criticism
History / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.85 x 8.25 Inches
Book Weight:0.572 Pounds



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