CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. FIGURES AND TABLES vii
4. FOREWORD ix
5. Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION 1
6. Chapter 2. THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC MILIEU 14
7. Chapter 3. MUSIC COMPOSITION AS A PROFESSION 53
8. Chapter 4. COMPOSERS' BACKGROUNDS, ASPIRATIONS, AND ECONOMIC REWARDS 79
9. Chapter 5. THE GEOGRAPHY OF COMPOSER SUPPLY AND DEMAND 117
10. Chapter 6. CHANGES IN TRANSPORTATION AND COMPOSERS' MOBILITY 142
11. Chapter 7. THE ECONOMICS OF MUSIC PUBLISHING 155
12. Chapter 8. CONCLUSION 197
13. Appendix to Chapter 1 A CURRENCY CONVERSION MATRIX 203
14. Appendix to Chapter 4 CONSUMPTION OUTLAYS OF ROBERT AND CLARA SCHUMANN, 1841 210
15. NOTES 215
16. REFERENCES 249
17. INDEX 259