Listening in Paris: A Cultural History by James H. Johnson

Listening in Paris: A Cultural History

James H. Johnson

363 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction history music challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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Beginning with the simple question, "Why did audiences grow silent?" Listening in Paris gives a spectator's-eye view of opera and concert life from the Old Regime to the Romantic era, describing the transformation in musical experience from social...

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