Book contents
- Music and the Benefit Performance in Eighteenth-Century Britain
- Music and the Benefit Performance in Eighteenth-Century Britain
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Music Examples
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Musical Benefits in the London Theatre: Networks and Repertories
- Part II Beyond London: Mimicry or Originality?
- 5 Benefit Concerts in the North of England: More Than Just Musical Entertainment
- 6 Amateur Music-Making, Theatre Performances, and Benefit Concerts in Edinburgh
- Part III Benefits and Public Image
- Part IV Charity Benefits
- Part V The Role of the Audience
- Select Bibliography
- Index of Musical Works
- General Index
5 - Benefit Concerts in the North of England: More Than Just Musical Entertainment
from Part II - Beyond London: Mimicry or Originality?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 October 2019
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Book contents
- Music and the Benefit Performance in Eighteenth-Century Britain
- Music and the Benefit Performance in Eighteenth-Century Britain
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Music Examples
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Musical Benefits in the London Theatre: Networks and Repertories
- Part II Beyond London: Mimicry or Originality?
- 5 Benefit Concerts in the North of England: More Than Just Musical Entertainment
- 6 Amateur Music-Making, Theatre Performances, and Benefit Concerts in Edinburgh
- Part III Benefits and Public Image
- Part IV Charity Benefits
- Part V The Role of the Audience
- Select Bibliography
- Index of Musical Works
- General Index
Summary
Subscription series were a relatively late development in North-east England (in the late 1720s and early 1730s) and the first known concerts in the region were almost all benefits given by visitors to the area. This paper looks at the different types of benefits in the North-east during the eighteenth century, the similarities and differences between benefits in the region and elsewhere in England, and the advantages and disadvantages of holding such concerts.
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- Music and the Benefit Performance in Eighteenth-Century Britain , pp. 105 - 123Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019