The Journals and Letters of Susan Burney Music and Society in Late Eighteenth-Century England |
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Author:
| Olleson, Philip |
ISBN: | 978-0-7546-5592-3 |
Publication Date: | May 2012 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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Susan Elizabeth Burney (1755-1800) was the daughter of the music historian Charles Burney and the sister of the novelist Frances (Fanny) Burney. She grew up in London where she was able to observe at close quarters the musical life of the capital and to meet the many musicians, men of letters, and artists who visited the family home, before moving to Ireland in later life. Susan Burney witnessed the Gordon Riots and the 1798 uprising in Ireland, and she was a lifelong and knowledgeable...
More DescriptionSusan Elizabeth Burney (1755-1800) was the daughter of the music historian Charles Burney and the sister of the novelist Frances (Fanny) Burney. She grew up in London where she was able to observe at close quarters the musical life of the capital and to meet the many musicians, men of letters, and artists who visited the family home, before moving to Ireland in later life. Susan Burney witnessed the Gordon Riots and the 1798 uprising in Ireland, and she was a lifelong and knowledgeable enthusiast for music, one with discriminating tastes and an ability to capture vividly musical life and the personalities involved in it. Her letter-journals (mostly written to Fanny) provide a striking portrait of later eighteenth-century social and cultural life, both in London and the Home Counties.