Bandstands - Pavilions for music, entertainment and leisure (Paperback)

In 1833, the Select Committee for Public Walks was introduced so that 'the provision of parks would lead to a better use of Sundays and the replacement of the debasing pleasures.' Music was seen as an important moral influence and 'musical cultivation ... the safest and surest method of popular culture', and it was the eventual introduction of the bandstand which became a significant aspect of the reforming potential of public parks. However, the move from the bull baiting of 'Merrie England' to the ordered recreation provided by bandstands has never been fully comprehended. Likewise, the extent of changes in leisure and public entertainment and the impact of music at seaside resorts often revolved around the use of seaside bandstands, with the subsequent growth of coastal resorts. Music in public spaces, and the history and heritage of the bandstand has largely been ignored. Yet in their heyday, there were over 1,500 bandstands in the country, in public parks, on piers and seaside promenades attracting the likes of crowds of over 10,000 in the Arboretum in Lincoln, to regular weekday and weekend concerts in most of London's parks up until the beginning of the Second World War. Little is really known about them, from their evolution as 'orchestras' in the early Pleasure Gardens, the music played within them, to their intricate and ornate ironwork or art deco designs and the impact of the great foundries, their worldwide influence, to the great decline post Second World War and subsequent revival in the late 1990s. This book tells the story of these pavilions made for music, and their history, decline and revival.

General

Imprint:	Historic England
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Paul Rabbitts
Dimensions:	240 x 170 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-1-84802-372-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc > Concert halls, arenas, stadia Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Music > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84802-372-3
Barcode:	9781848023727

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