Musical evenings (Dr Burney's) [ Dance, Music & Songs / Sports & Leisure ]
… since music-making was only part of the entertainment, and conversation also took up a fair amount of time. As in the Bluestocking salons, members of the aristocracy freely mixed with the talented, and women, musicians as well as visitors, … on an equal footing with the men. Practices > Dance, Music & Songs Places > Sports & Leisure Keywords Art Audience Bluestockings Conversation Music Among those who visited the Sunday evening musical parties at the Burneys’ on a more or … the Enlightenment; they may not even qualify as a ‘salon’ when compared to those of the Parisian salonnières or the Bluestockings, but if one follows Dena Goodman’s definition, they should be accepted as a musical equivalent: ‘What …
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