Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Preface ix
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Introduction: music and society 1
7. Control: music and the battle for the working-class mind
8. Music and morals, 1840-1880 17
9. Music and morals, 1880-1914 33
10. Capitalism: entrepreneurs and popular music
11. The popular music industry 63
12. The music-hall and its music 87
13. Social and political comment in music-hall song 96
14. Patriotism, jingoism and imperialism 112
15. Community: the music of ‘the people’
16. The emergence of a popular tradition 133
17. Brass bands 162
18. Choral societies 199
19. Music and social change 222
20. Conclusions and epilogue 249
21. Working-class composers 256
22. Notes 261
23. Bibliography 292
24. Index 297