Ebook: The Hidden Musicians: Music-Making in an English Town

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface to the 2007 edition -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- 1 Introductory -- 1 The existence and study of local music -- 2 'Amateur' and 'professional' musicians -- 3 Introduction to Milton Keynes and its music -- 2 Musical worlds in Milton Keynes -- 4 The classical music world at the local level -- 5 The brass band world -- 6 The folk music world -- 7 The world of musical theatre -- 8 Jazz -- 9 The country and western world -- 10 Rock and pop -- 3 Contrasts and comparisons.;A classic ethnography reveals the worlds of amateur musicians. Back in print with a new preface.