… their status and intimacy with the family. There was ample room, figuratively at least, for sociability, 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, … an equal footing with the men. Practices > Dance, Music & Songs Places > Sports & Leisure Mots-clés Art Audience Bluestockings Conversation Music Among those who visited the Sunday evening musical parties at the Burneys’ on a more or less …