This volume of primary source material examines the organisation of music in Britian during the ninteenth century. Sources explore music careers and professions, music societies, festivals and concerts, and popular music. The collection of materials are accompanied by an introduction by Rosemary Golding, as well as headnotes contextualising the pieces. This collection will be of great value to students and scholars.
Volume 1: Organising Music
Acknowledgements
Chronology
Bibliography
General Introduction: Texts and Documents in the History of Music in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Introduction – volume 1
Part 1. Careers and profession
1. Charles Dibdin, The Professional Life of M. Dibdin, Written by Himself vol. 1 (London: published by the author, 1803), pp. 11-30, 35
2. Anon. ‘The Fund for the Support of Decayed Musicians’ in The Quarterly Musical Magazine and Review vol. 1 no. 1 (1818), pp. 67-72; anon., ‘Mara, Billington, and Catalani’ vol. 1 no. 2 (1818), pp. 164-170; and Richard Mackenzie Bacon [‘Vetus’], ‘On the Character of Musicians’ vol. 1 no. 3 (1818), pp. 284-294
3. H. Byerley Thomson, The Choice of a Profession. A Concise Account and Comparative Review of the English professions (London: Chapman and Hall, 1857), Chapter 16 ‘The Profession of Music’ pp. 308-19
4. Mary Cowden Clarke, The Life and Labours of Vincent Novello (London: Novello & Co., 1863), pp. 1-7, 18-22, 51-60
5. Benjamin Lumley, Reminiscences of the Opera (London: Hurst and Blackett, 1864), pp. 23-30
6. Charles Salaman, ‘On Music as a Profession in England’ in Proceedings of the Musical Association 6th Sess. (1879–80), pp. 107–24
7. Henry Fisher, ‘Entering the Profession’ and ‘Organization of the Profession’, in The Musical Profession (London: J. Curwen & Sons, 1888), pp. 7-22, 329-339
8. Augustus Harris, ‘The Opera in England: Some Notes and Reminiscences’ in The New Review, 9, 52 (September 1893), pp. 257-67
9. Charles Hallé in C.E. Hallé and Marie Hallé (ed.), Life and Letters of Sir Charles Hallé, being an Autobiography with Correspondence and Diaries (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1896), pp. 101-133
10. Emily Soldene, My Theatrical and Musical Recollections (London: Downey & Co., 1897), pp. 9-19, 56-61
11. Wilhemina Wimble, ‘Incomes for Ladies: Singing as a Profession’ in The Lady’s Realm, an Illustrated Monthly Magazine vol. 5 (November 1898-April 1899) pp. 375-377
12. Frank Mott Harrison, Reminiscences of Madame Pratten: Guitariste and Composer (Bournemouth: Barnes and Mullins, 1899), pp. 26-30, 53-58, 70-72
Part 2. Societies and Concert Life
13. Anon., ‘The Concert of Antient Music, or King’s Concert’ in The Quarterly Musical Magazine and Review, 1, 1 (1818), pp. 58-67
14. Anon., ‘Musical Societies’ in The Dublin Literary Gazette no. 6 (6 February 1830), p. 94 and ‘Music’ no. 8 (20 February 1830), p. 126
15. John Hullah, ‘A Visit to the Madrigal Society’ in Bentley’s Miscellany vol. 1 (1 January 1837), pp. 465-469
16. Lowell Mason, ‘Letter XLVI’, Musical Letters From Abroad (New York: Mason Brothers, 1854), pp. 251-6
17. George Hogarth, The Philharmonic Society of London, from its Foundation 1813, to its Fiftieth Year, 1862 (London: Bradbury & Evans, 1862), pp. 1-11
18. John Ella, ‘London Benefit Concerts’, ‘Classical Chamber Music’, ‘Musical Union Statistics’, ‘The Musical Union’, Musical Sketches, Abroad, and at Home (London: Ridgway, 1869), pp. 137-141, 348-350, 350-351, 55-6
19. The Glasgow Choral Union in The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular: Anon., ‘Glasgow Choral Union’ in vol. 18 no. 418 (1 December 1877), pp. 594-596, 605; ‘Occasional Notes’ in vol. 19 no. 420 (1 February 1878), pp. 78; Anon., ‘Glasgow Choral Union Concerts’ in vol. 19 no. 421 (1 March 1878), pp. 163–64
20. Leonard Charles Venables, ‘Introduction’, ‘Selection of Music’, and ‘Concert Profits and Losses’, in The Choral Society (London: J. Curwen & Sons, 1888), pp. 1-3, 65-69, 70-74
21. Robert A. Marr, Music for the People: A Retrospect of the Glasgow International Exhibition, 1888, with an Account of the Rise of Choral Societies in Scotland (Edinburgh and Glasgow: John Menzies & Co, 1889), pp. ciii-cxvi
22. J. A. Webster, ‘Letter 1: Introductory’, Letters of a Musical Critic: Short Critical Review of Music in Glasgow; season 1893-94 (Glasgow: Morison Bros., 1894), pp. 13-18
23. Anon., ‘The Concert of the Future’ in Monthly Musical Record vol. 25 issue 299 (November 1895), pp. 241-242
Part 3. Festivals and Competitions
24. Daniel Lysons, History of the origin and progress of the Meeting of the Three Choirs of Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford, and of the Charity connected with it (Gloucester: D. Walker, 1812), pp. 250-262
25. George Farquhar Graham, 'Introduction', An Account of the first Edinburgh Musical Festival (Edinburgh: James Ballantyne & Co., 1816), pp. 1-14
26. Anon., ‘Carmarthen Eisteddfod’ in The Cambro-Briton vol. 1 no. 1 (September 1819), pp. 35-36; and John Parry, ‘Eisteddfod at Wrexham’ in The Cambro-Briton vol. 2 no. 15 (November 1820), pp. 139-142
27. Anon., ‘Grand Musical Festivals’ in Quarterly Musical Magazine and Review vol. 6 no. 22 (April 1824), pp. 244-250
28. John Crosse, An Account of the Grand Musical Festival, held in September, 1823, in the Cathedral Church of York; for the Benefit of the York County Hospital, and the General Infirmaries at Leeds, Hull, and Sheffield: to which is prefixed, a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of Musical Festivals in Great Britain, with Biographical and Historical Notes (York: John Wolstenholme, 1825), pp. 140-153 and 159-168
29. Solomon Sackbut [Thomas Oliphant], Comments of a Chorus Singer at the Royal Musical Festival in Westminster Abbey (London: A. Seguin, 1834)
30. Lowell Mason, Letter XLVI ‘The Norwich Musical Festival’, Musical Letters From Abroad (New York: Mason Brothers, 1854), pp. 258-286
31. A.M. Wakefield, ‘Foundation Stones of English Music: Music Festivals’, in Murray's Magazine: a home and colonial periodical for the general reader, vol. 4, no. 22 (October 1888), pp. 489-501
32. Leonard Charles Venables, ‘Choral Competitions’, in The Choral Society (London: J. Curwen & Sons, 1888), pp. 144-151
33. Joseph N. Hampson, Origin, History & Achievements of the Besses-o’ th’-Barn Band (Northampton: Jos. Rogers, 1893), pp. 48-66
34. R. Newmarch, ‘The Origins of the Musical Competition Festivals: 1885-1900’, in Mary Wakefield: a Memoir (Kendal, 1912), pp. 79-93
Part 4. Outside the Concert Hall
35. Anon. ‘Street Music’ in The Examiner issue 1927 (4 January 1845), pp. 2-3; and J.G., ‘Street Music’ in The Musical World vol. 20 no. 8 (20 February 1845), p. 88
36. J. E. Ritchie, ‘The Canterbury Hall’ and ‘The Southwark Music Hall’, in The Night Side of London (London: William Tweedie, 1857), pp. 58-65, 221-226
37. Charles Babbage, ‘Observations on Street Nuisances’, extracted from Passages in the Life of a Philosopher (London: John Murray, 1864), pp. 3-28.
38. Anon., The nuisance of street music; or, A plea for the sick, the sensitive, and the studious, by a London physician (London: Henry Renshaw, 1869), pp. 1-11.
39. H. R. Haweis, ‘Musical Amateurs’ and ‘Street Music’, in Music and Morals (London: Strahan & Co., 1871), pp. 524-542, 548-570
40. Henry C. Lunn, ‘Amateurs’ in The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular vol. 18 no. 413 (1 July 1877), pp. 326-327; and ‘Home Music-Worship’ in The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular vol. 21 no. 453 (1 November 1880), pp. 537-539
41. Anon. ‘Music Halls’ in All The Year Round vol. 25 no. 619 (9 October 1880), pp. 520-524
42. Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald, Music Hall Land: An Account of the Natives, Male and Female, Pastimes, Songs, Antics, and General Oddities of That Strange Country (London: Ward and Downey, 1890), pp. 1-11
43. Dorothy Wallis [Walter Besant], ‘At the Music Hall’ in Longman’s Magazine vol. 22 no. 128 (1 June 1893), pp. 163-169
44. Mathilde Marchesi, Marchesi and Music (London: Harper & Brothers, 1897), pp. 57-60
Index
Biography
Dr Rosemary Golding, Open University, UK
