Music and Image Domesticity, Ideology and Socio-Cultural Formation in Eighteenth-Century England |
|
Author:
| Leppert, Richard D. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-44854-3 |
Publication Date: | Jun 1993 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
|
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $47.99 |
Book Description:
|
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.