Popular Music in England, 1840-1914

by Dave Russell

Book Overview

Russell's discussion reflects the broad categories of popular music activity during this period. His first section describes the musical activity generated by moral crusaders, philanthropists, educationalists, and reformers who sought to use music as a method of instilling habits of mind and body in the English working classes. The second studies the musical forms developed by entrepreneurs, particularly in the music halls. The third section focuses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773505415
• ISBN13: 9780773505414
• Release Date: November 1987
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.6" x 8.5"