Pursuit of High Culture John Ella and Chamber Music in Victorian London

Name: Pursuit of High Culture John Ella and Chamber Music in Victorian London
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ISBN: 9781843832980

ISBN-10: 1843832984

ISBN-13: 9781843832980

Edition: 2007

Authors: Christina Bashford

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List price: $115.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, Limited
Publication date: 11/15/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 424
Size: 6.26" wide x 9.45" long x 1.12" tall
Weight: 1.760
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgements


List of Abbreviations


Introduction: The Case for Ella



From Leicester to London, 1802-29


Leicestershire beginnings


Moving out


Scraping a living


New horizons



Successes, Frustrations, Ambitions, 1828-44


Enterprise and advancement


Newspapers and diaries


Continental travel


Chamber music



Establishing the Musical Union, 1845-8


Ideas and ideals


Finding the formula


Audiences and networks


Going it alone



Consolidation and Expansion, 1849-57


Artists from abroad


Musical Union extended


Music and words


Upward mobility



New Spaces, 1858-68


St James's Hall


18 Hanover Square


282 Vauxhall Bridge Road


European centres



Adapting to Survive, 1868-79


Loss and continuity


Revival and advocacy


New artists, new music


Problems and constraints



Endings (1880-8) and Legacy


Closure


Posthumous reactions


Persona and achievements


Broader cultural significance



Sample Programmes for the Musical Union and Musical Winter Evenings



Analysis of Repertoire at the Musical Union and Musical Winter Evenings



Performers at the Musical Union and Musical Winter Evenings



Musical Union Audience Statistics



Supplementary Notes on John Ella's Family


Select Bibliography


Index