Books written by Tim Blanning

  • The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648-1815
    The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648-1815

    In 'The Pursuit of Glory', Tim Blanning brings to life one of the most extraordinary and dynamic periods in Europe's history - from the desolate, battered and introvert continent at the end of the Thirty Years War, to the overwhelmingly ...

  • The Triumph of Music: The Rise of Composers, Musicians and Their Art
    The Triumph of Music: The Rise of Composers, Musicians and Their Art

    The audio requirements alone comprise a long list . Front of House ( FOH ) Speakers 16 x Meyer MSL4 4x Meyer 650P sub - bass 6 x Meyer MSL2 4 x Meyer UPA - 2C T E C FOH Consoles 1 x Yamaha PM 4000-44 220.

  • The Triumph of Music: Composers, Musicians and Their Audiences, 1700 to the Present
    The Triumph of Music: Composers, Musicians and Their Audiences, 1700 to the Present

    Moreover, the space was not bounded by the palace walls but spilled out into the surrounding boulevards and parks to become a mass phenomenon. And this was made possible only by technology, especially by the amplification of sound and ...

  • Frederick the Great: King of Prussia
    Frederick the Great: King of Prussia

    Wilhelm Kothe, Friedrich der Grosse als Musiker, sowie Freund und Förderer der musikalischen Kunst (Braunsberg, 1869), p. 17: "Die Franzosen wissen nur Comödie zu spielen und die Italiener zu singen, aber Musik zu schreiben, ...

  • Frederick the Great: King of Prussia
    Frederick the Great: King of Prussia

    Pearson , Voltaire Almighty , pp . 217–18 . 70. Besterman ( ed . ) , Voltaire's Correspondence , vol . 18 , p . 193 . 71. Ibid . , p . 197 . 72. Ibid . , p . 214 . 73. A concise account of the issues at stake can be found in appendix 56 ...

  • The Romantic Revolution: A History
    The Romantic Revolution: A History

    Brilliant artistic output during a time of transformative upheaval never gets old, and this book shows us why.”—The Washington Times “It’s a pleasure to read a relatively concise piece of scholarship of so high a caliber, especially ...

  • The Pursuit of Glory: The Five Revolutions that Made Modern Europe: 1648-1815
    The Pursuit of Glory: The Five Revolutions that Made Modern Europe: 1648-1815

    In this much-admired addition to the monumental Penguin History of Europe series, Tim Blanning brilliantly investigates the forces that transformed Europe from a medieval society into a vigorous powerhose of the modern world.

  • George I (Penguin Monarchs): The Lucky King
    George I (Penguin Monarchs): The Lucky King

    Tim Blanning's incisive short biography examines George's life and career as a German prince, and as King.