A Social History of English Music

Contents

• Introductory
• 1. Music and society in the Middle Ages
• 2. Renaissance, Reformation and the musical public
• 3. The eighteenth century
• 4. Industrial society and the people's music
• 5. The Victorian era: national education and musical progress
• 6. 'Fin de Siecle': The ethos of competitive enterprise
• 7. The modern age: musical culture and the varying pulse of the machine Conclusion