Salomon and the Burneys - Private Patronage and a Public Career (Hardcover, New Ed)

Johann Peter Salomon, the celebrated violinist and impresario, made his debut in England in March 1781. History has credited Salomon with bringing Haydn to London, yet as Ian Woodfield reveals in this monograph, Salomon's introduction of the composer to the London musical scene owed as much to luck as to skilful planning. Haydn's engagement in London proved to be a much-needed uplift to Salomon's career which, as Woodfield illustrates, had been on the wane for a number of years. In addition to its reassessment of Salomon's uneven career in London during the 1780s, this book throws light on the general relationship between public and private spheres of professional music-making at the time, and on the relationship between the social and professional attributes required of musicians if they were to be successful. Nowhere are these tensions better illustrated than in the letters and journals of the Burney family, especially those of Susan Burney, which are drawn on in the book to provide a vivid picture of the fiercely competitive musical world of eighteenth-century London.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Royal Musical Association Monographs
Release date:	November 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Ian Woodfield
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	90
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-3612-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830) Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > String instruments > General Books > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > String instruments > General Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830)
LSN:	0-7546-3612-7
Barcode:	9780754636120

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