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OverviewCombining approaches from reception studies and historical musicology, this book demonstrates how the representation of music at exhibitions drew the press and public into debates about music's role in society. International exhibitions were among the most significant cultural phenomena of the late nineteenth century. These vast events aimed to illustrate, through displays of physical objects, the full spectrum of the world's achievements, from industry and manufacturing, to art and design. But exhibitions were not just visual spaces. Music was ever present, as a fundamental part of these events' sonic landscape, and integral to the visitor experience. This book explores music at international exhibitions held in Australia, India, and the United Kingdom during the 1880s. At these exhibitions, music was codified, ordered, and all-round 'exhibited' in manifold ways. Displays of physical instruments from the past and present were accompanied by performances intended to educate or to entertain, while music was heard at exhibitors' stands, in concert halls, and in the pleasure gardens that surrounded the exhibition buildings. Music was depicted as a symbol of human artistic achievement, or employed for commercial ends. At times it was presented in nationalist terms, at others as a marker of universalism. This book argues, by interrogating the multiple ways that music was used, experienced, and represented, that exhibitions can demonstrate in microcosm many of the broader musical traditions, purposes, arguments, and anxieties of the day. Its nine chapters focus on sociocultural themes, covering issues of race, class, public education, economics, and entertainment in the context of music, tracing these through the networks of communication that existed within the British Empire at the time. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sarah KirbyPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: The Boydell Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781783276738ISBN 10: 1783276738 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 25 February 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Exhibiting Music 2. The Musical Object 3. Sounding Instruments 4. Museums and the History of Music 5. Performance, Rational Recreation, and Music for 'Progress' 6. Music for Leisure and Entertainment 7. Nationalism and Music 8. Curating Non-Western Music 9. Performing Non-Western Music Conclusion: Exhibitions and Their Musical Legacies BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationSARAH KIRBY is an Australian musicologist based in Melbourne. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |