Music in London and the myth of decline : from Haydn to the Philharmonic / Ian Taylor.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taylor, Ian, 1979-
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Music > Social aspects > England > London > History > 19th century.
Music > Social aspects > England > London > History > 18th century.
Symphony > England > London > 19th century.
Symphony > England > London > 18th century.
Physical Description:xiv, 208 pages : illustrations
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The makings of a myth : from Haydn to the Philharmonic
  • The 'rage' for music : West End concert culture and patterns of social change
  • Continuity and disruption in London concert programming, 1795-1813
  • Institutional continuity in London concert life, 1795-1813
  • Musical life outside the West End
  • Public music in private spheres : domestic music in London, 1795-1813
  • A period of orchestral starvation?