Music and the Making of Middle-Class Culture
A Comparative History of Nineteenth-century Leipzig and Birmingham
Published on 30. April 2008
Book
Hardback
XIX, 214 pages
978-0-230-54513-7 (ISBN)
Description
Music and the Making of the Middle Class explores the making of middle-class culture by analyzing and comparing the ethos and organization of Leipzig's Gewandhaus and Birmingham's Triennial Festival. It employs a multidisciplinary approach to identify the social processes which formed the cultural configurations and meanings of art.
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Edition
2008
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
Illustrations
XIX, 214 p.
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-54513-7 (9780230545137)
Schweitzer Classification
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Antje Pieper | A. Pieper
Music and the Making of Middle-Class Culture
A Comparative History of Nineteenth-Century Leipzig and Birmingham
Book
01/2014
Palgrave Macmillan
€112.34
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ANTJE PIEPER studied Modern History at the University of Birmingham, UK, before going on to complete a PhD in 2005 on the 'Making of Middle-Class Culture in Germany and England from c. 1750-1914'. During her Masters and Doctoral research she has taught undergraduate courses on the social and cultural history of the Victorian middle classes.
Content
Introduction Chapter One: Introducing the Towns The Rise of Cultural Diversity, ca1750-1820 From Early Beginnings to Consolidation: The late 18th century to 1847 Post-Mendelssohn to Fin-de-Siècle Transformations and Approaches to War: Fin-de-Siècle to 1914 Conclusion Bibliography