Music and Institutions in Nineteenth-Century Britain

It is undoubtedly the case that, within nineteenth-century British society, music and musicians were not only more organized than ever before, but that they also sought in many cases to bring music into powerful institutions, partly out of belief in music's inherently beneficial properties, but also to promote the occupation and profession of music in society at large. This book provides a representative and varied sample of the interactions between music and organizations in various locations in the nineteenth-century British Empire: not only how and why music was institutionalized, but also how and why institutions became 'musicalized'. Topics include: amateur societies that promoted music-making; institutions, In the form of buildings and their managements, which played host to music-making groups, be they amateur or professional; music in diverse educational institutions, And The relationships between music and what might be referred To The 'institutions of state'. Through the diverse selection of subjects, The reader will gain a sense of the various ways in which institutions, Of varying formality and rigidity, interacted with music and musicians, and of the mutual benefit and exploitation that resulted.