Music and the Making of Middle-Class Culture

Music and the Making of the Middle Class explores the making of middle-class culture by analyzing and comparing the ethos and organization of Leipzig's Gewandhaus and Birmingham's Triennial Festival. It employs a multidisciplinary approach to identify the social processes which formed the cultural configurations and meanings of art.

Autorentext
ANTJE PIEPER studied Modern History at the University of Birmingham, UK, before going on to complete a PhD in 2005 on the 'Making of Middle-Class Culture in Germany and England from c. 1750-1914'. During her Masters and Doctoral research she has taught undergraduate courses on the social and cultural history of the Victorian middle classes.

Inhalt
Introduction Chapter One: Introducing the Towns The Rise of Cultural Diversity, ca1750-1820 From Early Beginnings to Consolidation: The late 18th century to 1847 Post-Mendelssohn to Fin-de-Siècle Transformations and Approaches to War: Fin-de-Siècle to 1914 Conclusion Bibliography