The Musical Life of the Crystal Palace (Paperback)

List of illustrations; Preface; Part I. The Beginnings: 1. The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park; 2. The Crystal Palace at Sydenham; Part II. The Choral Life: 3. The Handel festivals 1857?1926; 4. Other large scale choral performances; Part III. August Manns and the Saturday Concerts, 1855?1900: 5. The concerts, orchestra and conductor; 6. Programmes, performers, repertory, programme notes; 7. The Crystal Palace and its audience; Part IV. Other Orchestral, Vocal and Instrumental Concerts: 8. After Manns: the Crystal Palace amateur orchestra and choir; 9. Popular concerts; 10. Solo instrumental music; Part V. The Broader Educational Dimension: 11. Exhibitions; the School of Art, Science and Literature, the Theatre; 12. The great popular festivals; Appendices; Appendix 1. The Handel festivals selection day programmes and repertory, 1857?1923; Appendix 2. Personnel of the Saturday orchestra; Appendix 3a. Works by non-British composers given first British performances in the Saturday concerts of the Crystal Palace ; Appendix 3b. Works by British composers given first performances in the Saturday concerts of the Crystal Palace; Appendix 4. Staged works with music performed in the theatre; Appendix 5. The Brass Band championships; Notes; Bibliography; Index.