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The Music Profession in Britain, 1780-1920

New Perspectives on Status and Identity. Music in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Edited by Rosemary Golding
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Published: 28th Mar 2018
Dimensions: w 158mm h 236mm d 20mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN-10: 1138291862
ISBN-13: 9781138291867
Barcode No: 9781138291867
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Professionalisation was a key feature of the changing nature of work and society in the nineteenth century, with formal accreditation, registration and organisation becoming increasingly common. Trades and occupations sought protection and improved status via alignment with the professions: an attempt to impose order and standards amid rapid social change, urbanisation and technological development. The structures and expectations governing the music profession were no exception, and were central to changing perceptions of musicians and music itself during the long nineteenth century. The central themes of status and identity run throughout this book, charting ways in which the music profession engaged with its place in society. Contributors investigate the ways in which musicians viewed their own identities, public perceptions of the working musician, the statuses of different sectors of the profession and attempts to manipulate both status and identity. Ten chapters examine a range of sectors of the music profession, from publishers and performers to teachers and military musicians, and overall themes include class, gender and formal accreditation. The chapters demonstrate the wide range of sectors within the music profession, the different ways in which these took on status and identity, and the unique position of professional musicians both to adopt and to challenge social norms.

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