Music and Image Domesticity, Ideology and Socio-Cultural Formation in Eighteenth-Century England |
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| Author:
| Leppert, Richard D. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-44854-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1993 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $67.95 |
Book Description:
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This innovative study examines the place and practice of musical life in eighteenth-century England among the upper classes. Focusing on the home, it shows how domestic music-making was shaped by socio-cultural forces while itself contributing to socio-cultural formation.
This innovative study examines the place and practice of musical life in eighteenth-century England among the upper classes. Focusing on the home, it shows how domestic music-making was shaped by socio-cultural forces while itself contributing to socio-cultural formation.