The Changing Taste of the Romanian Elites as Mirrored in Handwritten Piano Cahiers from the First Half of the Nineteenth Century
The Changing Taste of the Romanian Elites as Mirrored in Handwritten Piano Cahiers from the First Half of the Nineteenth Century
Author(s): Haiganuș Preda-SchimekSubject(s): Music
Published by: Editura Universității Naționale de Muzică din București
Keywords: salons; bourgeoisie; ethnic pluralism; musical taste; westernization;
Summary/Abstract: By examining piano cahiers Ms. R. 2663 and Ms. R. 2575 from 1820 to 40, preserved in the Romanian Academy’s Music Cabinet, in this paper I set out to illustrate the musical tastes of the Romanian elite during the period and how they shifted. I have examined samples from the favourite repertoire of dilettantes from Bucharest and Jassy, tracing aesthetic choices as they related to the particularities of urban society: ethnic pluralism, immigration, and westernisation.
Journal: Musicology Today: Journal of the National University of Music Bucharest
- Issue Year: 10/2019
- Issue No: 40
- Page Range: 277-307
- Page Count: 32
- Language: English