Introduction: music, the city and the modern experience (original) (raw)

This research examines the intersection of music, urban experience, and cultural change from the nineteenth century onwards. It discusses the gap in urban history literature regarding music's role in reflecting and influencing urbanization, noting that while recent scholarship has grown, significant aspects, particularly in relation to opera and urbanity, remain underexplored. The work emphasizes the need for a comprehensive understanding of how music shaped, and was shaped by, urban environments in the context of societal changes, and critiques existing scholarly approaches for their limitations.