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• catalog abstract ""During the second half of the eighteenth century, the pace of London's concert life quickened dramatically, reflecting both the prosperity and the commercial vitality of the capital. The most significant development was the establishment of the public concert within the social and cultural life of fashionable society. The subscription concerts that premiered symphonies by J. C. Bach and Haydn were conspicuous symbols of luxury, even though they were promoted on broadly commercial lines. It was a lucrative environment that attracted many other foreign musicians, including the Mozart family in 1764 and virtuosi like Clementi, Dussek and Viotti, whose influential music deserves greater recognition. At the same time London supported two alternative musical cultures. One was based around the English music of composers such as Arne and Boyce. The other was dedicated to the preservation of older repertoire, culminating in the massive Handel Commemoration of 1784. Drawing on hitherto untapped archival sources and a comprehensive study of daily newspapers, this book analyses audiences at venues as diverse as the Hanover Square Rooms, Vauxhall Gardens and City taverns. The musical taste of the London public is investigated in the light of contemporary theories of aesthetics; and there is detailed discussion of the financial and practical aspects of concert management and performance, in a period that encouraged enterprise and innovation."--BOOK JACKET.".
• catalog contributor b3844782.
• catalog coverage "London (England) History 18th century.".
• catalog created "1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1993.".
• catalog description ""During the second half of the eighteenth century, the pace of London's concert life quickened dramatically, reflecting both the prosperity and the commercial vitality of the capital. The most significant development was the establishment of the public concert within the social and cultural life of fashionable society. The subscription concerts that premiered symphonies by J. C. Bach and Haydn were conspicuous symbols of luxury, even though they were promoted on broadly commercial lines. It was a lucrative environment that attracted many other foreign musicians, including the Mozart family in 1764 and virtuosi like Clementi, Dussek and Viotti, whose influential music deserves greater recognition. At the same time London supported two alternative musical cultures. One was based around the English music of composers such as Arne and Boyce. The other was dedicated to the preservation of older repertoire, culminating in the massive Handel Commemoration of 1784. Drawing on hitherto untapped archival sources and a comprehensive study of daily newspapers, this book analyses audiences at venues as diverse as the Hanover Square Rooms, Vauxhall Gardens and City taverns. The musical taste of the London public is investigated in the light of contemporary theories of aesthetics; and there is detailed discussion of the financial and practical aspects of concert management and performance, in a period that encouraged enterprise and innovation."--BOOK JACKET.".
• catalog description "1. Prologue -- Part I. The Social Role of the Concert: -- 2. 'An exclusive principle': subscription and ancient concerts -- 3. Other types of concert -- 4. The concert in London life -- Part II. Attracting an Audience: -- 5. The musical product (1): novelty and familiarity -- 6. The musical product (2): programming -- 7. Taste and national idioms -- 8. Musical style (1): 'music intended to reach the heart' -- 9. Musical Style (2): 'the learned, the sublime and the dramatic' Part III. Concert Management and the Musician: -- 10. The finances of concert promotion -- 11. Life as a professional musician -- 12. The practicalities of concert promotion -- 13. Epilogue -- Appendices.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog extent "xxi, 300 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0521413532 (hardback)".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
• catalog spatial "England London".
• catalog spatial "London (England) History 18th century.".
• catalog subject "780.78/421/09033 20".
• catalog subject "Concerts England London History 18th century.".
• catalog subject "ML286.8.L5 M28 1993".
• catalog subject "Music England London 18th century History and criticism.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. Prologue -- Part I. The Social Role of the Concert: -- 2. 'An exclusive principle': subscription and ancient concerts -- 3. Other types of concert -- 4. The concert in London life -- Part II. Attracting an Audience: -- 5. The musical product (1): novelty and familiarity -- 6. The musical product (2): programming -- 7. Taste and national idioms -- 8. Musical style (1): 'music intended to reach the heart' -- 9. Musical Style (2): 'the learned, the sublime and the dramatic' Part III. Concert Management and the Musician: -- 10. The finances of concert promotion -- 11. Life as a professional musician -- 12. The practicalities of concert promotion -- 13. Epilogue -- Appendices.".
• catalog title "Concert life in London from Mozart to Haydn / Simon McVeigh.".
• catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".