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The first full length study of Sir George Thomas Smart (1776-1867), musical animateur and early champion of the music of Beethoven

How have Handel's 'lives' in biographies and histories moulded our understanding of the musician, the man and the icon?

London, 1820. The British capital is a metropolis that overwhelms dwellers and visitors alike with constant exposure to all kinds of sensory stimulation. Over t

French Music in Britain 1830–1914 investigates the presence, reception and influence of French art music in Britain between 1830 (roughly the arrival of ‘gr

Professionalisation was a key feature of the changing nature of work and society in the nineteenth century, with formal accreditation, registration and organisa