The Music Profession in Britain, 1780-1920: New Perspectives on Status and Identity

ISBN-13: 9781138291867 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 230 str.

Rosemary Golding

Opis

Professionalisation was a key feature of the changing nature of work and society in the nineteenth century, with formal accreditation, registration and organisation becoming increasingly common. Contributors investigate the ways in which musicians viewed their own identities, public perceptions of the working musician, the statuses of different sectors of the profession, and attempts to manipulate both status and identity. The essays demonstrate the wide range of sectors within the music profession, the different ways in which these took on status and identity, and the unique position of professional musicians both to adopt and to challenge social norms.

O autorze

Rosemary Golding is a staff tutor and senior lecturer in Music at the Open University. She has published on the history of music as an academic subject in nineteenth-century Britain as well as institutional and professional identities in music. Current research interests also include the relationship between music and health in nineteenth-century Britain, with a particular focus on the uses of music in lunatic asylums.