Music and power in eighteenth-century court society : Handel's Messiah and Protestant ascendancy
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Bibliographic Information
Music and power in eighteenth-century court society : Handel's Messiah and Protestant ascendancy
Edwin Mellen, c2016
Note
Bibliography: p. 517-551
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book examines music and power in Eighteenth-Century court society. It focuses on Handel's Messiah and the Protestant Ascendancy society. Its aims are to find out if music reflects cultural changes and whether music is an indicator of power positions within court society utilizing the theoretical framework of Norbert Elias social theory.
Table of Contents
- Abbreviated sample from table of content: Abstract
- Foreword by Stephen Mennell. Acknowledgements. Introduction: Chapter 1: Sociological Perspectives On Music: Introduction. The Influence of Music on people's moods, identities and actions. Music and Markets, patrons and Power. Music as a Prism in Court Society. Conclusion: Chapter 2: The Concept of 'Power Ratios'
- Introduction. Figurational Sociology. Norbert Elias' The Court Society. Critique of Elias' Court Society. Norbert Elias' concept of "Power Ratios". The Concept of "Power". Conclusion: Chapter 3: Power Ratios in Court Society in the Eighteenth-Century
- Introduction. The Monarchy. Centralization of Power in the Court Society in the Eighteenth-century in France. Centralization of power in the Court Society in Eighteenth-Century England. Centralization of Power in the Court Society in the Eighteenth-Century in Ireland. Conclusion.
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