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Tag Archives: classical music

New Audiences for Classical Music: The Experiences of Non-attenders at Live Orchestral Concerts – Melissa C. Dobson (2010)

Article exploring assumptions and experiences of audience members new to classical music. Data from focus groups and interviews reveals that feelings of inclusion and participation in the performances were important predictors of the participants’ enjoyment of the concert. Considers the implications of these findings for orchestras and concert organisations.  

Music and the Middle Class. The Social Structure of Concert Life in London, Paris, and Vienna, 1830-1848 – William Weber (1975)

A classic text on the social history of music, bringing together sociological and historical methods to address major themes such as the role of class in cultural definition and the establishment of a musical canon.  

Setting the Record Straight. A Material History of Classical Recording – Colin Symes (2004)

A study of the materials that surround LPs and CDs as part of a cultural history of the record, and how the phonograph helped to democratise classical music by enabling it to be heard at home.  

Wigmore Hall 1901-2001: A Celebration – Julia Macrae (ed.) (2001)

Illustrated paperback history of the Wigmore Hall, London.  

The Decline of the Subscriber Base: A Study of the Philharmonia Orchestra Audience – Bonita Kolb (2001)

Article which attempts to understand why some individuals become subscribers to orchestras while others attended concerts but do not become further involved with the orchestra.  

What’s happening to London orchestras? – Gavin Henderson (1977)

Critique of orchestral music in London by Gavin Henderson, then Manager of the Philharmonia Orchestra and Artistic Director of the York Festival.  

The Proms: and the men who made them – Barrie Hall (1981)

Illustrated hardback history of the (BBC) Promenade Concerts.  


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