Victorian Songs & Music (Hardcover)


It was the time of the British Empire and with it came many cross-cultural influences as well as being a time of great social change. The period saw the invention of the gramophone and with it, the first mass sales of recorded popular music. From ballroom dances, bandstands and sheet music to Gilbert and Sullivan, barrel organ music and old-time music halls, this book tells the story of Victorian music, how it emerged and developed through this time of empire building and industrial boom under the reign of Queen Victoria.

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It was the time of the British Empire and with it came many cross-cultural influences as well as being a time of great social change. The period saw the invention of the gramophone and with it, the first mass sales of recorded popular music. From ballroom dances, bandstands and sheet music to Gilbert and Sullivan, barrel organ music and old-time music halls, this book tells the story of Victorian music, how it emerged and developed through this time of empire building and industrial boom under the reign of Queen Victoria.

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Imprint

Caxton Press

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

August 2002

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First published

December 2004

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Dimensions

277 x 217 x 17mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

127

ISBN-13

978-1-84067-468-2

Barcode

9781840674682

Categories

LSN

1-84067-468-7



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