The musical life of the Crystal Palace /
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| Author / Creator: | Musgrave, Michael, 1942- |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995. |
| Description: | xiv, 272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2338094 |
Table of Contents:
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- Part I. The Beginnings
- 1. The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park
- 2. The Crystal Palace at Sydenham
- Part II. The Choral Life
- 3. The Handel festivals 1857-1926
- 4. Other large scale choral performances
- Part III. August Manns and the Saturday Concerts, 1855-1900
- 5. The concerts, orchestra and conductor
- 6. Programmes, performers, repertory, programme notes
- 7. The Crystal Palace and its audience
- Part IV. Other Orchestral, Vocal and Instrumental Concerts
- 8. After Manns: the Crystal Palace amateur orchestra and choir
- 9. Popular concerts
- 10. Solo instrumental music
- Part V. The Broader Educational Dimension
- 11. Exhibitions; The School of Art, Science and Literature, the Theatre
- 12. The great popular festivals
- Appendices
- Appendix 1. The Handel festivals selection day programmes and repertory, 1857-1923
- Appendix 2. Personnel of the Saturday orchestra
- Appendix 3a. Works by non-British composers given first British performances in the Saturday concerts of the Crystal Palace
- Appendix 3b. Works by British composers given first performances in the Saturday concerts of the Crystal Palace
- Appendix 4. Staged works with music performed in the theatre
- Appendix 5. The Brass Band championships
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index