Popular music in England 1840–1914

Dave Russell is Reader in the History of Popular Culture at the University of Central Lancashire

• ForewordPreface to the second editionIntroduction: music and societyPart 1 Control: music and the battle for the working-class mindMusic and morals, 1840-1880Music and morals, 1880-1914Part 2 Capitalism: entrepreneurs and popular musicThe popular music insustryThe Music hall and its musicSocial and political comment in music-hall songPatriotism, jingoism and imperialismPart 3 Community: the music of 'the people'The emergence of a popular traditionBrass bandsChoral societiesMusic and social changeConclusionsAppendix: Working-class composersSelect bibliographyIndex