The Careers of British Musicians, 1750-1850: A Profession of Artisans PDF
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MMMM This page intentionally left blank TheCareersofBritishMusicians,– AProfessionofArtisans The study of the social context of music must considerthe day-to-day experiencesofitspractitioners;theireconomic,social,professional,and artisticgoals;andthematerialandculturalconditionsunderwhichthese goalswerepursued. This book traces the daily working life and aspirations of British musicians during the sweeping social and economic transformation of Britainfromto.Itfeaturesworkingmusiciansofalltypesand at all levels – organists, singers, instrumentalists, teachers, composers, and entrepreneurs – and explores their educational background, their conditions of employment, their wages; the systems of patronage that supportedthem;andtheirindividualperceptions.DeborahRohrfocuses notonlyonsocialandeconomicpressuresbutalsoonarangeofnegative culturalbeliefsfacedbythemusicians.Alsoconsideredaretheimplica- tionsofsuchconditionsfortheirsocialandprofessionalstatus,andfor theirmusicalaspirations. isAssociateProfessorofMusicatSkidmoreCollegein Saratoga Springs, New York. Her research interests include the social historyofmusic,musicandgender,andrhythmintonalmusic,andshe haspublishedintheJournalofMusicologicalResearch. MMMM The Careers of British Musicians, – A Profession of Artisans DeborahRohr The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211, USA 477 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207, Australia Ruiz de Alarcón 13, 28014 Madrid, Spain Dock House, The Waterfront, Cape Town 8001, South Africa http://www.cambridge.org ©Deborah Rohr 2004 First published in printed format 2001 ISBN 0-511-03864-X eBook(Adobe Reader) ISBN 0-521-58095-1 hardback Tothememoryofmymother, FrancesAdamsRohr MMMM Contents Listoftables pageviii Acknowledgments ix Listofabbreviations xi Introduction Thesocialandprofessionalstatusofmusiciansinthe eighteenthcentury Socialprofile Patronage Musicaleducation Churchmusicians Secularmusicians:singers Secularmusicians:instrumentalists Teachers,composers,andentrepreneurs Thefortunesofmusicians Thestruggleforsocialandprofessionalstatus Epilogue Appendix Notes Bibliography Index vii Tables Numberofmusiciansinthecatalogue,bydecade page Occupationsofmusicians’relatives a Musiciansintendedand/ortrainedfornon-musicaloccupations b Occupationsheldbeforebecomingprofessionalmusicians GeographicaloriginsofmusiciansinBritain Locationsofmusicians’careers Cross-tabulationofgeographicaloriginsandlocationsof careers CurriculumofmusicschoolproposedbyF.W.Horncastle, CurriculumandteachingstaffoftheRoyalAcademyof Music, CurriculumandteachingstaffoftheRoyalAcademyof Music, Sourcesofemploymentfororganists Numbersofsingersinvariousemploymentsettings FeesforsingersatPhilharmonicSocietyconcerts, Instrumentalistsinvarioustypesofemployment Sourcesofemploymentfororchestralinstrumentalists WagesfororchestralmusiciansattheCoventGarden Theatre, WagesofmusiciansinthePhilharmonicSocietyOrchestra, WagesofmusiciansinthePhilharmonicSocietyOrchestra, Numberofwomenmusicteachers Numbersofmusiciansinvariousbranchesofcomposition RSMpremiums, Classificationofoccupationsofmusicians’relatives viii
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