The Musical Life of the Crystal Palace
- Author: Musgrave, Michael
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Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- Part I . The Beginnings:
- 1. The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park
- 2. The Crystal Palace at Sydenham
- Part II . The Choral Life:
- 3. The Handel festivals 1857-1926
- 4. Other large scale choral performances
- Part III . August Manns and the Saturday Concerts, 1855-1900:
- 5. The concerts, orchestra and conductor
- 6. Programmes, performers, repertory, programme notes
- 7. The Crystal Palace and its audience
- Part IV . Other Orchestral, Vocal and Instrumental Concerts:
- 8. After Manns: the Crystal Palace amateur orchestra and choir
- 9. Popular concerts
- 10. Solo instrumental music
- Part V . The Broader Educational Dimension:
- 11. Exhibitions
- the School of Art, Science and Literature, the Theatre
- 12. The great popular festivals
- Appendices
- Appendix 1. The Handel festivals selection day programmes and repertory, 1857-1923
- Appendix 2. Personnel of the Saturday orchestra
- Appendix 3a. Works by non-British composers given first British performances in the Saturday concerts of the Crystal Palace
- Appendix 3b. Works by British composers given first performances in the Saturday concerts of the Crystal Palace
- Appendix 4. Staged works with music performed in the theatre
- Appendix 5. The Brass Band championships
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.