Music and Society in Early Modern England

Contents

• Introduction
• 1. The power of music
• 2. Occupational musicians: denigration and defence
• 3. Occupational musicians: employment prospects
• 4. Recreational musicians
• 5. Ballads and their audience
• 6. Balladry and the meanings of melody
• 7. 'The skipping art': dance and society
• 8. Parish church music: the rise of the 'singing psalms'
• 9. Parish church music: bells and their ringers
• Conclusion
• Appendix
• Bibliography.