Popular Music in England, 1840-1914

In this important study, Dave Russell explores a wide range of Victorian and Edwardian musical life including brass bands, choral societies, music hall and popular concerts. He analyzes the way in which popular cultural practice was shaped by and, in turn, helped shape social and economic structures. Critically acclaimed on publication in 1987, the book has been fully revised in order to consider recent work in the field.

Dave Russell is Reader in the History of Popular Culture at the University of Central Lancashire.

Foreword * Preface to the Second Edition * Introduction: Music and Society * Part I: Control: Music and the Battle for the Working-Class Mind * Music and Morals, 1840-1880 * Music and Morals, 1880-1914 * Part II: Capitalism: Entrepreneurs and Popular Music * The Popular Music Industry * The Music Hall and Its Music * Social and Political Comment in Music-Hall Song * Patriotism, Jingoism and Imperialism * Part III: Community: The Music of 'The People' * The Emergence of a Popular Tradition * Brass Bands * Choral Societies * Music and Social Change * Conclusions * Appendix: Working-Class Composers * Select Bibliography * Index