{"product_id":"quarter-notes-and-bank-notes-9780691155463","title":"Quarter Notes and Bank Notes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnalyzes the changing trends in how composers acquired their skills and earned their living, examining such impacts as demographic developments and modes of transportation. This book offers insight into the diversity of composers' economic aspirations, the strategies through which they pursued success, and the emergence of copyright protection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Scherer has broken new ground with his exciting interdisciplinary approach and use of massive quantitative and qualitative data--the scale of this achievement cannot be overstated.\"--Siobhan McAndrew, Business History \"This new book by F.M. Scherer explores aspects of the music business in Western Europe during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and asks the question of how classical composers there made the transition from feudal to capitalist society... Scherer brings a much-needed sense of maturity and respectability to the study of music and commerce... Scherer's work on the economics of music publishing is especially informative... Anyone interested in the rise of market practices in Europe will enjoy [this book], especially if they like casual music.\"--James P. Kraft, Enterprise \u0026amp; Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures and Tables vii  Foreword ix  Chapter One  Introduction 1  Chapter Two  The Political, Social, and Economic Milieu 14  Chapter Three  Music Composition as a Profession 53  Chapter Four  Composers' Backgrounds, Aspirations, and Economic Rewards 79  Chapter Five  The Geography of Composer Supply and Demand 117  Chapter Six Changes in Transportation and Composers' Mobility 142  Chapter Seven  The Economics of Music Publishing 155  Chapter Eight  Conclusion 197  Appendix to Chapter One  A Currency Conversion Matrix 203  Appendix to Chapter Four  Consumption Outlays of Robert and Clara Schumann, 1841 210  Notes 215  References 249  Index 259","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403792752983,"sku":"9780691155463","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691155463.jpg?v=1730484559","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/quarter-notes-and-bank-notes-9780691155463","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}