The Musician as Entrepreneur, 1700-1914: Managers, Charlatans, and Idealists
"It is the fascinating nature of the subject matter that marries scholarly disipline with intriguing reading...This is, quite simply, good stuff: well—written, solidly documented and, best yet, very interesting. The book will satisfy the thirst of historians, musicians and perhaps even an economist or two." —American Music Teacher"Weber is an excellent music historian and the book will please all readers interested in musical sociology..." —Choice, July 2005"Weber and company set out to examine the movers and shakers, shapter, and adapters within various musical and geographical landscapes in court, city, and town." — Caryl Clark, University of Toronto