Description: The north-east of England in the Eighteenth century was a region where many different kinds of musical activity thrived and where a wide range of documentation survives. Such activities included concert-giving, teaching, tuning and composition, as well as music in the theatre and in church. Drawing upon a rich selection of source material, Roz Southey examines the impulses behind such activities and the meanings that local people found inherent in them.
Review Quotes: '... a fascinating book... Even if you are not particularly interested in the North-East of England this book is well worth investigating as it adds enormously to our picture of music-making in England; more importantly it tries to examine what was happening in ordinary places away from the glare of celebrity which surrounded such musicians as Handel.' Music Web 'There is much here to command the careful attention of musical and social historians having an interest in the period... a fasinating and informative historical account of a fertile era in the musical life of the nort-east of England; painstakingly researched, engagingly discussed and highly informative in content. It is, moreover, a very significant contributiion to our knowledge of the curltural heritage of the region.' The Consort '... it will be interesting to compare various parts of the countries if similar books were produced - perhaps to the same excellent model.' Early Music Review 'This is a thoroughly researched book, bringing together materials that show the patterns of musical life in the north-east...' NABMSA Newsletter