Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables
- Acknowledgments
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The social and professional status of musicians in the eighteenth century
- 2 Social profile
- 3 Patronage
- 4 Musical education
- 5 Church musicians
- 6 Secular musicians: singers
- 7 Secular musicians: instrumentalists
- 8 Teachers, composers, and entrepreneurs
- 9 The fortunes of musicians
- 10 The struggle for social and professional status
- Epilogue
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 October 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables
- Acknowledgments
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The social and professional status of musicians in the eighteenth century
- 2 Social profile
- 3 Patronage
- 4 Musical education
- 5 Church musicians
- 6 Secular musicians: singers
- 7 Secular musicians: instrumentalists
- 8 Teachers, composers, and entrepreneurs
- 9 The fortunes of musicians
- 10 The struggle for social and professional status
- Epilogue
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- The Careers of British Musicians, 1750–1850A Profession of Artisans, pp. i - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2001