Musical evenings (Dr Burney's) [ Dance, Music & Songs / Sports & Leisure ]
… of the day. The setting was a domestic one, and its participants – performers as well as audience – visited in their leisure time, by invitation or inclination depending on their status and intimacy with the family. There was ample room, … as well as visitors, participated on 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 … 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 …
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