The Musical Life of the Crystal Palace (Book, New ed)

Though it was never designed to accommodate musical performance, the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, opened in 1854, quickly established itself as the most important single location for public music-making in the United Kingdom. For almost fifty years the orchestral concerts and choral festivals provided weekly performances which set new standards and introduced new repertory unparalleled anywhere in its time. Since its spectacular destruction by fire in 1936, the once familiar patterns of music-making have been long forgotten. This is the first book to reconstruct the musical history of the Crystal Palace. In so doing, Michael Musgrave also offers a unique survey of British musical life stretching from the Victorian period to the eve of the Second World War. Fully illustrated and with valuable catalogues of performers and repertoire, the book will be of interest to students and scholars of nineteenth- and twentieth-century music, British social history, and architecture, as well as to the general music enthusiast.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2005
First published:	1995
Authors:	Michael Musgrave
Dimensions:	234 x 157 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Book
Pages:	288
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-61607-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Music > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-61607-7
Barcode:	9780521616072

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