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Zusatztext Review quotes for first edition: ’...the first full-scale attempt to examine the complex relationships among ideology, gender, economics, class, and the distinctive drawing-room repertoire...Celebrated Victorian and Edwardian Ballads is an important complement to the argument he puts forward in his book.’ Cynthia Ellen Patton, Victorian Studies ’...the book is well-researched and is to be prized as an accomplished presentation of some major issues facing the analysis of Victorian middle-class culture. ..it advances the serious academic study of 'popular music' into an area which, up to the 1980s, has been mainly occupied by anthologists.’ Michael Pickering, Popular Music ’Excellent musical analysis, illustrated with copious examples.’ Michael Grosvenor, The Times ’Scott is well read, writes with quiet assurance and engaging enthusiasm, and has enough confidence in his subject to range widely, and indicate possibilities for future research.’ Cyril Ehrlich, English Historical Review Review quotes for second edition: 'Recommended highly.' The Delian 'This is a beautifully written book, with plenty of musical quotations to illustrate it, and combines a great deal of information with a considerable measure of entertainment. The indices are very well prepared, and very helpful, too.' Methodist Newsletter Informationen zum Autor Derek B. Scott Klappentext This work deconstructs the myth that surrounds "Victorian parlour songs". The term implies a clear-cut genre characterized by stereotyped musical and literary features. This book shows that is not the case! and that "Victorian parlour music" was a variety of musical forms and song styles. Zusammenfassung First published in 1989, The Singing Bourgeois challenges the myth that the 'Victorian parlour song' was a clear-cut genre. Derek Scott reveals the huge diversity of musical forms and styles that influenced the songs performed in middle class homes during the nineteenth century. This new updated edition features an additional chapter which provides Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Introduction to the first edition; Introduction to the second edition; The foundations of the drawing-room genre; The growth of the market for domestic music; The rise of the woman ballad composer; Cultural assimilation; Sacred songs; Promoters! publishers! and professional performers; A best-selling formula?; Nationalism and imperialism; Hegemony; Continuity and change; Music and social class; Notes; Glossary of musical terms used in the text; Select bibliography; Song index; General index. ...
