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

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Talbott: Circulating Collection	ML3917.G74 T39 2010	Available	---

Description	xiv, 208 pages ; 26 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index.
Contents	Introduction. "A period of orchestral starvation"? : perceptions of London concert life, 1795-1813 -- 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"?
Subject	Music -- Social aspects -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
	Music -- Social aspects.
	England -- London.
	History.
Chronological Term	19th century
Subject	Music -- Social aspects -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century.
Chronological Term	18th century
Subject	Symphony -- England -- London -- 19th century.
	Symphony.
	Symphony -- England -- London -- 18th century.
ISBN	9780521896092 hardback alkaline paper
	0521896096 hardback alkaline paper