The Musical Life of the Crystal Palace

by Michael Musgrave

Though it was never designed to accommodate musical performance, the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, opened in 1854, quickly established itself as the most important single location for public music-making in the United Kingdom. For almost fifty years the orchestral concerts and choral festivals provided weekly performances which set new standards and introduced new repertory unparalleled anywhere in its time. Since its spectacular destruction by fire...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521616077
• ISBN13: 9780521616072
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"