Rarely studied in their own right, writings about music are often viewed as merely supplemental to understanding music itself. Yet in the nineteenth century, sc

As the field of Cultural History grows in prominence in the academic world, an understanding of the history of culture has become vital to scholars across disci

This volume of primary source material examine the thoughts and ideas behind music in Britian during the ninteenth century. Sources explore music critics, liste

The Oxford Handbook of Music and the Middlebrow takes a fresh look at the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century music. Offering an alternative to the tra

A pioneering work which delves into and reveals the links between music, moral instruction and social reform. This book discusses the role of music in programme