Instrumental teaching in nineteenth-century Britain / David J. Golby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Golby, David J.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Music in nineteenth-century Britain

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musical instruments--Instruction and study--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Musical instruments.

Musical instruments--Instruction and study.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xvii, 361 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2004.

Contents:

Music in Britain: A Social and Cultural Context 3

The Consumer Society 3

The Musician's Lot 18

Music and the Moral Dimension: 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' 27

Musical Appreciation 33

'Artistic awakening' or 'damnable flood'? The Popularity of Music and the Spread of Opportunity 36

1 Music Education and 'the Age of Improvement' 41

The Legacy of the Eighteenth Century 41

The Nineteenth Century 65

2 Instrumental Teaching 89

Instruction Methods 89

Styles and Personalities 104

Sources: General Trends 112

The Vocal Model 141

3 The Violin Family 145

Violinists in Britain 145

The Violin and Bow 161

Violin Technique 164

The Violin: Stigma and Solace 203

The Viola, Double Bass and Violoncello 213

4 Other Instruments 219

Keyboard 219

Wind 225

Brass 229

Plucked Strings and Miscellaneous 235

5 Institutions 239

Prior to c.1850 240

c.1850-c.1900 254

6 Conclusion: Realized Potential and Stifled Ambition 265

1 A Chronology of Nineteenth-Century British Music Education 271

2 A Chronology of Principal British Instrumental Treatises, 1780-1900 277

3 Treatises in the Chronology 305.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-345) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

1840146559

OCLC:

51615226