The Great Transformation of Musical Taste

Contents

• Introduction;
• Part I . Miscellany and Collegiality, 1750-1800:
• 1. Concepts and contexts;
• 2. Variations on miscellany;
• Part II . Crisis and Experiment, 1800-48:
• 3. Musical idealism and the crisis of the old order;
• 4. The rise of the chamber-music concert;
• 5. Convention and experiment in benefit and virtuoso concerts;
• 6. Toward classical-music orchestral concerts;
• 7. Promenade concerts: rise of the 'pops';
• Part III . Founding a New Order, 1848-75:
• 8. Classical music achieves hegemony;
• 9. Vocal music for the general public;
• 10. Epilogue: state of the musical community in 1914.