Music and British Culture, 1785-1914: Essays in Honour of Cyril Ehrlich [Hardcover]

Christina Bashford (Editor), Leanne Langley (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2001

This collection of sixteen new essays, all commissioned from cultural and musical historians, was inspired by the themes and approaches of Professor Cyril Ehrlich's pathbreaking work on British social history in music. This volume discusses issues such as the music marketplace, piano culture, musicians' work patterns, music institutions, concert history, and national and urban identities - all with a clear focus on art music traditions. The cultural importance of serious music, from Belfast to Calcutta, has long been assumed for the period but rarely demonstrated. Here the issue is interwoven with the social and economic realities confronting music and musicians in Britain across the 19th century.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`insights which a general history would never provide ... likely to be a valuable source work for many years to come.' BBC Music Magazine, September 2001

About the Author

Christina Bashford is at Oxford Brookes University. Leanne Langley is at Goldsmith College, University of London.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 424 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (March 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 019816730X
• ISBN-13: 978-0198167303
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,232,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)