Music, Morality and Social Reform in Nineteenth-Century Britain

A pioneering work which delves into and reveals the links between music, moral instruction and social reform.

This book discusses the role of music in programmes of personal improvement and social reform in nineteenth-century Britain. The pursuit of morality through music was designed not just to improve personal and communal character but to affect social change and transformation. The book examines the musical education of children, women and men through a variety of literature published f...