'Flippant dolls' and 'serious artists': professional female singers in Britain, c.1760-1850
<p>Existing accounts of the music profession argue that between 1750 and 1850 musicians acquired a new identity as professional ‘artists’ and experienced a concomitant rise in their social and cultural status. In the absence of sustained investigation, it has often been implied that these chan...
Main Author: | Kennerley, DT |
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Other Authors: | Harris, B |
Format: | Thesis |
Language: | English |
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2013
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