The musical life of nineteenth-century Belfast. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Roy Johnston with Declan Plummer.
• Authors: Johnston, Roy, 1924-2012; Plummer, Declan
• Contents: Prelude : The eighteenth-century musical legacy -- Edward Bunting in the new century -- The Anacreontic Society : an eighteenth-century throwback -- Opera in a blighted theatre -- Concert life in the 1840s and 1850s : The Anacreontic Society in its music hall -- Concert life in the 1840s and 1850s : to God be the glory : the rise of the choral societies -- Concert life in the 1840s and 1850s : welcome visitors -- Edmund Thomas Chipp and the building of the Ulster Hall -- Concert life after Chipp -- Opera and the return of theatrical respectability -- Concert life in the philharmonic era, 1874-99 -- Carl Rosa and the gilded elephants -- Conclusion : fertile soil and stony ground.
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 383 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 780.9416/709034; Music -- Social aspects -- Northern Ireland -- Belfast -- History -- 19th century; Concerts -- Northern Ireland -- Belfast -- History -- 19th century; Concerts; Music -- Social aspects; MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical; MUSIC / Reference; Northern Ireland -- Belfast; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351542111; 1351542117
• Related ISBNs: 9780754663256; 0754663256
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-373) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.