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Musical Festivals Database

Art historians and music enthusiasts of all stripes may be interested in checking out the Musical Festivals Database, "a fully-searchable index of programs, personnel, ensembles and venues of musical festivals held between 1695 and 1940." As the team behind this website notes, these festivals were central to eighteenth and nineteenth century British musical culture and reveal changing aesthetic trends throughout this time. This database was created in 2013 and was designed by Chris Borgmeyer based on the research of Charles Edward McGuire, professor of musicology and music history at Oberlin College and the author of The British Music Festival, 1695- 1940. Visitors can search this database via four categories: People, Places/Festivals; Instrument/Voice Type; and Work. For example, a search for George Frederic Handel reveals dozen of festival records that featured work by the famed composer. Each of these records includes the date and location of each festival along with additional information, such as Performance Venues, Conductors, and Performers of note.
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June 30th, 2017
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June 26th, 2017 at 10:52am
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