Musgrave, Michael, 1942-
The musical life of the Crystal Palace / Michael Musgrave.
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
xiv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Though it was never designed to accommodate musical performance, the Crystal Palace at Sydenham (which was opened in 1854 and was an enlarged rebuilding of the famous glass and iron structure first erected in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851) quickly established itself as the most important single location for public music-making in the United Kingdom. For almost fifty years the orchestral concerts conducted by August Manns provided weekly performances which set new standards and introduced a range of new repertory (not least British) unparalleled anywhere in its time. The giant choral festivals offered performers and listeners a musical experience of an entirely new kind, as well as opening up the choral literature (especially of Handel) to vast new audiences. Numerous other activities served a range of musical, social and educational functions well into the twentieth century, which the unique physical context of the Palace itself often helped to shape.
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Crystal Palace (Sydenham, London, England)
Crystal Palace.
Crystal Palace (Londres, Angleterre)
Crystal Palace (London, England)
Music England London 19th century History and criticism.
Music England London 20th century History and criticism.
Musique Angleterre Londres 19e siècle Histoire et critique.
Music
Konzertleben
Geschichte
Musik
Aufführung
England London.
Kristallpalast London
London Kristallpalast.
Music History
London (England)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Location: Library main 82494
Call No.: ID PLS ML286.8.L5 M8; ID:95-B2975
Status: Available
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