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Explore the history of chamber music in Victorian London with this monograph from Boydell Press. The book investigates how high musical culture was promoted and consumed by the leisured society of the era. By focusing on the career of concert manager John Ella and his Musical Union from 1845 to 1881, the text provides a detailed look at a celebrated institution that was famous across Europe. This work combines a biography of Ella with a social-economic history of music, offering a unique perspective on the development of classical music performance and its place in nineteenth-century society.

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This Boydell Press monograph examines the promotion of high musical culture in Victorian London.

The text focuses on the activities of concert manager John Ella and his Musical Union between 1845 and 1881.

Readers can learn about the Musical Union, an eminent institution for chamber music that was famous throughout Europe.

The book combines a biography of John Ella with a social-economic history of music.

This work provides a deep look into the consumption of music among the leisured society of the Victorian era.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
15 November 2007
Listed Since
13 February 2007

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