Triumph of music : composers, musicians and their audiences, 1700 to the present
By: Blanning,Tim.
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BookPublisher: London ; Toronto : Penguin Books 2009Description: ill.;xi,20cm,416p.; It includes a list of illustrations (p.xi) and illustrations credits (p.401-404).ISBN: 9780141038957.Subject(s): Civilization.;Musicians; Music ;Social conditionsDDC classification: 780.94 Bla/Tri Summary: The power and prestige of music in the modern world has given its practitioners extraordinary wealth and moral authority. This book looks at the rise of music and musicians in the West from poorly-paid balladeers to music-masters employed by fickle patrons, from the great composers of genius to modern day rock stars.
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Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2008.
It includes bibliographical references (p.332-400)and index (p.405-416)
The power and prestige of music in the modern world has given its practitioners extraordinary wealth and moral authority. This book looks at the rise of music and musicians in the West from poorly-paid balladeers to music-masters employed by fickle patrons, from the great composers of genius to modern day rock stars.
