Traversing London's musical culture, this book boldly illuminates the emergence of Edwardian London as a beacon of musical innovation. The dawning of a new cent

Examines the interaction between music and liberal discourses in Victorian Britain, revealing the close interdependence of political and aesthetic practices.

This monograph investigates the promotion and consumption of high musical culture among leisured society in Victorian London, by focusing on the activities of t

Professionalisation was a key feature of the changing nature of work and society in the nineteenth century, with formal accreditation, registration and organisa