Editing Oxford (section)

===Music===
[[Holywell Music Room]] is said to be the oldest purpose-built music room in Europe, and hence Britain's first [[concert hall]].<ref name="tyack">{{cite book | title=Oxford: An architectural guide|author=Tyack, Geoffrey |year=1998| publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] | pages=187–188 | isbn=978-0-14-071045-8}}</ref> Tradition has it that [[George Frideric Handel]] performed there, though there is little evidence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/2017/february/holywell-music-room |title=Exploring Wadham's Holywell Music Room |publisher=Wadham College |date=21 February 2017 |access-date=1 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113055309/https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/2017/february/holywell-music-room |archive-date=13 January 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Joseph Haydn]] was awarded an [[honorary doctorate]] by [[Oxford University]] in 1791, an event commemorated by three concerts of his music at the [[Sheldonian Theatre]], directed by the composer and from which his [[Symphony No. 92 (Haydn)|Symphony No. 92]] earned the nickname of the "Oxford" Symphony.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/haydn-in-england |title=Haydn in England |publisher=Oxford University Department for Continuing Education |date=2018 |access-date=1 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201222806/https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/haydn-in-england |archive-date=1 December 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Victorian composer [[Sir John Stainer]] was organist at [[Magdalen College, Oxford|Magdalen College]] and later Professor of Music at the university, and is buried in [[Holywell Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20013/about_oxford/450/notable_people_buried_in_oxford |title=Notable people buried in Oxford |publisher=Oxford City Council |access-date=1 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201181132/https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20013/about_oxford/450/notable_people_buried_in_oxford |archive-date=1 December 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Oxford, and its surrounding towns and villages, have produced many successful bands and musicians in the field of [[popular music]]. The most notable Oxford act is [[Radiohead]], who all met at nearby [[Abingdon School]], though other well known local bands include [[Supergrass]], [[Ride (band)|Ride]], [[Mr Big (British band)|Mr Big]], [[Swervedriver]], [[Lab 4]], [[Talulah Gosh]], [[the Candyskins]], [[Medal (band)|Medal]], [[The Egg (band)|the Egg]], [[Unbelievable Truth]], [[Hurricane No. 1]], [[Crackout (band)|Crackout]], [[Goldrush (band)|Goldrush]] and more recently, [[Young Knives]], [[Foals (band)|Foals]], [[Glass Animals]], [[Dive Dive]] and [[Stornoway (band)|Stornoway]]. These and many other bands from over 30 years of the Oxford music scene's history feature in the documentary film ''[[Anyone Can Play Guitar (film)|Anyone Can Play Guitar]]?''. In 1997, Oxford played host to [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1's]] Sound City, with acts such as [[Travis (band)|Travis]], [[Bentley Rhythm Ace]], [[Embrace (English band)|Embrace]], [[Spiritualized]] and [[DJ Shadow]] playing in various venues around the city including [[Oxford Brookes University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-NME-Presents-Radio-1-Sound-City-Oxford-97/release/694954 |title=Discography for NME Compilation Cassette for Oxford Sound City |website=[[Discogs]] |year=1997 |access-date=10 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729022109/http://www.discogs.com/Various-NME-Presents-Radio-1-Sound-City-Oxford-97/release/694954 |archive-date=29 July 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is also home to several [[brass bands]], notably the [[City of Oxford Silver Band]], founded in 1887.