The great transformation of musical taste : concert programming from Haydn to Brahms / William Weber

Author:: Weber, William, 1940-
Published:: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Physical Description:: xv, 334 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents:

Miscellany and collegiality, 1750-1800 -- Concepts and contexts -- Variations on miscellany -- Crisis and experiment, 1800-1848 -- Musical idealism and the crisis of the old order -- The rise of the chamber music concert -- Convention and experiment in benefit and virtuoso concerts -- Toward classical repertory in orchestral concerts -- Promenade concerts : rise of the "pops" -- Founding a new order, 1848-1875 -- Classical music achieves hegemony -- Vocal music for the general public -- Epilogue : the state of the musical community in 1914.

Subject(s):

Concerts—Europe—History—19th century
Concerts—Europe—History—18th century
Music—Social aspects—History—19th century
Music—Social aspects—History—18th century

ISBN:

9780521882606 (hardback)
0521882605 (hardback)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-319) and index.

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