The Wheatstone English Concertina in Victorian England

Download or read book The Wheatstone English Concertina in Victorian England written by Allan W. Atlas and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 1996 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wheatstone English concertina was enormously popular in Victorian England. Developed around 1830 by the physicist Sir Charles Wheatstone, the instrument quickly found a home on the leading concert stages and in upper-class salons. It attracted such composers as Macfarren, Benedict, Barnett, and Molique, who supplied its repertory with concertos, sonatas, character pieces, and chamber works. Its two great virtuosos, Giulio Regondi and Richard Blagrove, drew the plaudits of audiences and critics alike. This is the first comprehensive book about the instrument, its music, performers, audiences, and reception. It includes an appendix containing an edition of five pieces for the instrument.