{"product_id":"music-in-nineteenth-century-reading-a-family-history-by-gordon-cox","title":"Music in Nineteenth-Century Reading: A Family History by Gordon Cox","description":"\u003cp\u003eMusic in nineteenth-century Reading was dominated by three generations of the Binfield family. This book tells their story for the first time and how they:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated the Binfield Music Warehouse on Friar Street which became a highly successful business selling music and musical instruments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganised an ambitious series of Berkshire Triennial Musical Festivals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstablished a Singing School which attracted hundreds of adults and children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFounded The Royal Berkshire Academy of Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Binfields harnessed their skills as impresarios, teachers, performers and composers to build and sustain the town's musical life. \u003cem\u003eMusic in Nineteenth-Century Reading\u003c\/em\u003e is intended for general readers with interests in local history, family history and musical history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGordon Cox, formerly a senior lecturer in music education at the University of Reading, has published several books on the history of music education, including \u003cem\u003eThe Origins and Foundations of Music Education: International Perspectives\u003c\/em\u003e (Bloomsbury 2017) co-edited with Robin Stevens. He has lived in Reading since 1980 and is organist of Redlands Parish Church - St Luke's, Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reading Museum Online Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39551988039782,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1943\/6945\/products\/20220224_112216.jpg?v=1645701829","url":"https:\/\/reading-museum-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/music-in-nineteenth-century-reading-a-family-history-by-gordon-cox","provider":"Reading Museum online shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}