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Poverty and Harmony - Professor Christopher Page

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Channel: Gresham College · 2014 · Education

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Christopher Page, in a small extract from his upcoming lectures, discusses the democratisation of music in the 19th Century: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/men-women-and-guitars-in-romantic-england

Thanks to mass production, and the relative abundance of educational materials, the 19th Century allowed the poor to have access to music and harmony as never before. For some, this was a freedom and enriching of public life, but other felt it was a waste of effort. Christopher Page examines the genesis of this movement and its snobbish backlash.

Christopher Page is the Gresham Professor of Music. Information on his ongoing series of free public lectures is available here: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/men-women-and-guitars-in-romantic-england
More information on Professor Christopher Page can be found here: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/professors-and-speakers/professor-christopher-page

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