The House of Novello

Practice and Policy of a Victorian Music Publisher, 1829–1866

Victoria L. Cooper (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-25632-3 (ISBN)

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By the mid-nineteenth century music publishing was no longer the provenance of shopkeepers, instrument makers or individual scholars, but a business enterprise undertaken by a new breed of Victorian entrepreneur. Two such were Vincent Novello and his son Alfred, whose music publishing house enjoyed significant growth between 1829 and 1866. Victoria Cooper builds up a picture of Novello during this period and the socio-economic and cultural climate that influenced the company's business decisions. Looking in detail at some of the editions Novello published, she analyzes the editing style of the firm and how this was dictated by Novello's main audience of amateur musicians and choral societies. Scrutiny of Novello's stockbook indicates the financial fortunes of these editions, while correspondence between the firm and composers such as Mendelssohn reveals how Vincent and Alfred went about acquiring new compositions. With its focus on the development of a music publishing business, this study brings a fresh dimension to musicological research. Novello was able to combine business practice with a commitment to disseminate music of educational and artistic value, and the history of the company provides illuminating evidence of the commodification of music in nineteenth-century Britain.

Victoria L. Cooper

Contents: Introduction; The economic and social environment in England, 1829-1866: Economic environment and definition of the middle class; Ecclesiastical and social reform; The choral movement; Domestic music and performance; House Editorial Techniques: Sources of Novello editions; Editorial philosophy; Editions of 18th-century music; Editions of contemporary music: the Missa solemnis; Editions from spurious sources: Mozart and Haydn; The Novello stockbook, 1858-1869: a chronicle of publishing activity: Publishing policy: compositions, format, quantity; Novello's printing methods; Balance of supply and demand; Contemporary issues of the Victorian music publisher: Definition of the market and demand; Acquisition methods; Copyright law: protection and copublication; The taxes on knowledge and the printing duties; The Musical Times as a reflection of Novello's editorial policies: Origins of The Musical Times; Contemporary music journals and fine arts periodicals; The Musical World; The music supplements; The house journal and editorial policy; Conclusion: Bibliography; Appendixes.

Erscheinungsdatum	08.01.2017
Reihe/Serie	Music in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-138-25632-3 / 1138256323
ISBN-13	978-1-138-25632-3 / 9781138256323
Zustand	Neuware