Hidden Musicians Music-Making in an English Town

Name: Hidden Musicians Music-Making in an English Town
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ISBN: 9780819568533

ISBN-10: 0819568538

ISBN-13: 9780819568533

Edition: N/A

Authors: Ruth Finnegan, Ruth Finnegan

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A landmark in the study of music and culture, this acclaimed volume documents the remarkable scope of amateur music-making in the English town of Milton Keynes. It presents in vivid detail the contrasting yet overlapping worlds of classical orchestras, church choirs, brass bands, amateur operatic societies, and amateur bands playing jazz, rock, folk, and country. Notable for its contribution to wider theoretical debates and its influential challenge to long-held assumptions about music and how to study it, the book focuses on the practices rather than the texts or theory of music, rejecting the idea that only selected musical traditions, "great names," or professional musicians are worth…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Publication date: 8/30/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



List of illustrations


Preface to the 2007 edition


Preface


Acknowledgments


List of abbreviations



Introductory



The existence and study of local music



'Amateur' and 'professional' musicians



Introduction to Milton Keynes and its music



Musical worlds in Milton Keynes



The classical music world at the local level



The brass band world



The folk music world



The world of musical theatre



Jazz



The country and western world



Rock and pop



Contrasts and comparisons



Learning music



Performances and their conditions



Composition, creativity and performance



Plural worlds



The organisation and work of local music



Music in the home and school



The churches and music



Club and pub music



Working at it: organisation and administration in music groups - the case of the Sherwood Choir



Small working bands and their organisation



Resources, rewards and support



The significance of local music



Pathways in urban living



Music, society, humanity



A note on methods and presentation


Notes


References


Index