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 London from Mozart to Haydn – Simon McVeigh (1993) A history of music in London during the second half of the eighteenth century, a period which saw the establishment of the public concert.
