The Triumph of Music: Composers, Musicians and Their Audiences, 1700 to the Present by Blanning, Tim

Allen Lane, 2009. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hardback. Very Good.

London, England: Allen Lane, 2008. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. British First. First printing as indicated by the numeral "1" printed on the verso of the title page; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated by both black and white and colour photographs and reproductions of paintings..

162 x 242 x 36mm-An unmarked copy- Dark-red cloth with black lettering to front and spine, in half-size dust-jacket. -" Once musicians such as Mozart were little more than court servants; now they are multimillionaire superstars wielding more power than politicians. How did this extraordinary change come about? Tim Blanning's brilliantly enjoyable book examines how everything from the cult of the romantic to technology and travel all fed the inexorable rise of music in the West, making it the most dominant and ubiquitous of the art forms. Encompassing balladeers, the great composers, jazz legends and rock gods, this is an enthralling story of power, patronage, creativity and genius."-Illustrated. About the Author: "Tim Blanning is Professor of Modern European History at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He is also a Fellow of the British Academy."

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.