Street music in London in the nineteenth century: ‘Evidence’ from Charles Dickens, Charles Babbage and Lucy Broadwood

Paul Watt

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Abstract

What evidence is there that street music was widespread, problematic and immoral in nineteenth century London? This article re-examines a substantial literature that has been used to build a case or argument of the pervasive notion that street music was a curse in nineteenth-century London. Looking at a variety of sources afresh the article argues that historical evidence has often been misunderstood, misread or misconstrued in establishing historical narratives about street music in nineteenth-century London.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9-22
Number of pages13
JournalNineteenth Century Music Review
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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Watt, Paul. / Street music in London in the nineteenth century: ‘Evidence’ from Charles Dickens, Charles Babbage and Lucy Broadwood. In: Nineteenth Century Music Review. 2018 ; Vol. 15, No. 1. pp. 9-22.
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Street music in London in the nineteenth century: ‘Evidence’ from Charles Dickens, Charles Babbage and Lucy Broadwood. / Watt, Paul.

In: Nineteenth Century Music Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2018, p. 9-22.

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Watt P. Street music in London in the nineteenth century: ‘Evidence’ from Charles Dickens, Charles Babbage and Lucy Broadwood. Nineteenth Century Music Review. 2018;15(1):9-22. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1479409817000040

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