Private and Domestic Music-Making
Abstract
The early nineteenth century, approximately 1800–48, is the focus of this chapter. Through consideration of historical sources, it enters the early nineteenth-century Viennese home, finding out what was played, who was playing, with what skill and why. It examines the centrality of the piano and the string quartet and the identity and status of musical dilettantes.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Musicology and Musical Analysis
Diverse Music Education Insights
Music History and Culture
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 89–110
- Publication date
- 12 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter