Focuses on the founding of the Russian Musical Society and its role in public life.
Traces the rise of the conservatory and formal music education as a means to legitimise music as a profession in the Russian Empire. Harmony and Discord: Music and the Transformati...
Explores how musicians—from students to "leading lights"—struggled for legal rights and social respectability within a rigid class hierarchy. Focuses on the founding of the Russian Musical
The narrative follows a chronological and thematic progression of Russian musical evolution: creating a unified cultural network.
Highlights the expansion of musical life beyond the capital cities (St. Petersburg and Moscow) into the provinces, creating a unified cultural network.