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.
Concert Life in Haydn’s Vienna: Aspects of a Developing Musical and Social Institution – Mary Sue Morrow (1989) A study of concert life in Vienna between 1760 and 1810.
