Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part One Music as Entertainment; 1 Public Concerts; 2 Theatre Music; 3 Popular Entertainments; Part Two Music as Art and Science; 4 Gentlemen and Amateurs; Part Three Music as an Aid to Piety; 5 Music in the Cathedral; 6 Organs and Psalms; 7 Oratorio Performance; Part Four Music as a Spur to Patriotism; 8 In War and Peace; Part Five Music as a Means of Making a Living; 9 Commercial Opportunities; 10 Success and Failure; Afterword; Biographical Index; Musical Sources; Select Bibliography
