Music-Making in North-East England during the Eighteenth Century

The north-east of England in the Eighteenth century was a region where many different kinds of musical activity thrived and where a wide range of documentation survives. Such activities included concert-giving, teaching, tuning and composition, as well as music in the theatre and in church. Drawing upon a rich selection of source material, Roz Southey examines the impulses behind such activities and the meanings that local people found inherent in them.

Dr Roz Southey is based at the International Centre for Music Studies at the School of Arts & Cultures, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.

Contents: Preface; Introduction. Part 1 Music as Entertainment: Public concerts; Theatre music; Popular entertainments. Part 2 Music as Art and Science: Gentlemen and amateurs. Part 3 Music as an Aid to Piety: Music in the cathedral; Organs and psalms; Oratorio performance. Part 4 Music as a Spur to Patriotism: In war and peace. Part 5 Music as a Means of Making a Living: Commercial opportunities; Success and failure. Afterword; Biographical index; Musical sources; Select bibliography; Index.