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Quarter Notes and Bank Notes: The Economics of Music Composition in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries (Princeton Economic History of the Western World)
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In 1700, most composers were employees of noble courts or the church. But by the nineteenth century, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Verdi, and many others functioned as freelance artists teaching, performing, and selling their compositions in the private marketplace. While some believe that Mozart's career marks a clean break between these two periods, this new book tells the story of a more complex and interesting transition.
F. M. Scherer first examines the political, intellectual, and economic roots of the shift from patronage to a freelance market. He describes the eighteenth-century cultural "arms race" among noble courts, the spread of private concert halls and opera houses, the increasing attendance of middle-class music lovers, and the founding of conservatories. He analyzes changing trends in how composers acquired their skills and earned their living, examining such impacts as demographic developments and new modes of transportation. The book offers insight into the diversity of composers' economic aspirations, the strategies through which they pursued success, the burgeoning music publishing industry, and the emergence of copyright protection. Scherer concludes by drawing some parallels to the economic state of music composition in our own times.
Written by a leading economist with an unusually broad knowledge of music, this fascinating account is directed toward individuals intrigued by the world of classical composers as well as those interested in economic history or the role of money in art.
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Art and Business, together forever
Review date: 2007-01-17 Rating: 8 out of 10
Since I am in the music business, this book has been a good resource for historical information about the never-ending tension between the need to create the greatest art possible while keeping the arts organization in business. I would guess that it's primarily of interest to people in arts management or who do program annotations or who are interested in "behind the scenes" glimpses at how people behave when they're not before the public. I found it good reading, interesting, absorbing, and it has given me a better understanding of how hard it is to keep art and business in harmony.
Product Details/Specifications
Authors:
F. M. Scherer
Recording label: Princeton University Press
Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
EAN: 9780691116211
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey decimal number: 331.761781309033
ISBN: 0691116210
Number of items: 1
Number of pages: 256
Publication date: 2003-12-08
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Published)
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