Musical evenings (Dr Burney's) [ Dance, Music & Songs / Sports & Leisure ]
… 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, participated … by M. Rack etching and aquatint, published 4 June 1782, National Portrait Gallery, NPG D14563. And yet, the Burney salon can be situated somewhere on a continuum between the private and the public sphere, between literary and musical entertainment, even between work and leisure: ‘Pleasant as salon gatherings certainly were, they were not mere leisure activities created to while away the hours or as relaxation …
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