Ballad-Singer in Georgian and Victorian London

Ballad-singers were central to the cultural, social and political life of Britain for three centuries. Focusing on those who plied this musical trade, and complemented by recordings of over sixty songs, this engaging study offers the first in-depth history of the London ballad-singer during the period of their heyday and decline.

List of contents

List of Figures; List of Musical Examples; List of Recordings; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Note on the Text; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Representations: Seeing the Singer; Interlude I. 'Oh! Cruel'; 2. Progress: Ancient Custom in the Modern City; Interlude II. 'Lord Viscount Maidstone's Address'; 3. Performance: The Singer in Action; Interlude III. 'The Storm'; 4. Repertoire: Navigating the Mainstream; Interlude IV. 'Old Dog Tray'; Conclusion; Bibliography.

About the author

Oskar Cox Jensen is a Senior Research Associate at the University of East Anglia. He is the author of Napoleon and British Song, 1797–1822 (2015), co-editor of Charles Dibdin and Late Georgian Culture (2018) and a special forum of Journal of British Studies: 'Music and Politics in Britain' (2021), and author of numerous book chapters and articles in journals including Studies in Romanticism.

Product details

• Authors: Oskar Cox Jensen, Oskar (Queen Mary University of London Cox Jensen, Oskar (Queen Mary University of London) Cox Jensen, Oskar (University of East Anglia) Cox Jensen, Cox Jensen Oskar
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781108830560
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83056-0
• No. of pages: 340
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; European History, British & Irish history, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Folk & traditional music, Folk, Folkloric styles, Traditional and folk music