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From the stage to the street: theatre music and the broadside ballad in London, 1797-1844

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The broadside ballad was a type of cheap literature that appeared after the invention of Gutenberg’s moveable-type technology (c.1450); it soon proliferated in Europe—particularly in Britain, where it thrived for nearly 400 years. British broadsides were typically printed with strophic verses on a single-sided sheet, which also featured a woodcut illustration and a tune reference (suggesting a common or popular melody to which the verses could be sung). As a form of cheap literature, the b...

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Division:
HUMS
Department:
Music Faculty
Oxford college:
St Hugh's College
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Department:
Music Faculty, Jesus College
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Supervisor
Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford
Language:
English
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Deposit date:
2020-02-27

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