{"product_id":"violin-culture-in-britain-1870-1930-music-making-society-and-the-popularity-of-stringed-instruments-hardback-9781108842877","title":"Violin Culture in Britain, 1870–1930; Music-making, Society, and the Popularity of Stringed Instruments (Hardback) 9781108842877","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eViolin Culture in Britain, 1870–1930\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMusic-making, Society, and the Popularity of Stringed Instruments\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReveals the unprecedented popularity of stringed instruments in Britain from the 1870s, highlighting grass-roots activities and forgotten lives.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristina Bashford (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108842877, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 September 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e354 pages\u003cbr\u003e25 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.79 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Bashford's book reshapes the scholarly landscape on ensemble performance traditions in the United Kingdom, revealing complex social, cultural, educational, artistic, and intellectual networks that have long been overlooked and undervalued.' Eric Saylor, Professor of Music History, Drake University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eInterweaving a social history of string playing with a collective biography of its participants, this book identifies and maps the rapid nationwide development of activities around the violin family in Britain from the 1870s to about 1930. Highlighting the spread of string playing among thousands of people previously excluded from taking up a stringed instrument, it shows how an infrastructure for violin culture coalesced through an expanding violin trade, influential educational initiatives, growing concert life, new string repertoire, and the nascent entertainment and catering industries. Christina Bashford draws a freshly broad picture of string playing and its popularity, emphasizing grassroots activities, amateurs' pursuits, and everyday work in the profession's underbelly—an approach that allows many long-ignored lives to be recognized and untold stories heard. The book also explores the allure of stringed instruments, especially the violin, in Britain, analyzing and contextualizing how the instruments and their players, makers, and collectors were depicted and understood.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Growth of a culture\u003cbr\u003e Part I. People and Practicalities: 2. Starting out: equipment and instruction\u003cbr\u003e 3. Moving along: learning and attainment\u003cbr\u003e 4. Advanced training\u003cbr\u003e 5. Worlds of work\u003cbr\u003e 6. Playing together (1): 'Chamber' music\u003cbr\u003e 7. Playing together (2): Amateur orchestras\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Conceptual Presence of Strings: 8. The Idea of the violin: associations and allure\u003cbr\u003e 9. Sounding the nation(s)\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Music%20%5BAV%5D%22\"\u003eAV\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453366071576,"sku":"9781108842877","price":69.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108842877i.jpg?v=1785283340","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/violin-culture-in-britain-1870-1930-music-making-society-and-the-popularity-of-stringed-instruments-hardback-9781108842877","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}