From Servant to Savant Musical Privilege, Property, and the French Revolution Scott Jernigan are themselves increasingly trapped in

are themselves increasingly trapped in these webs

between Spain and the Indies

EAN: 9781510435636

Includes fold-out poster

From Servant to Savant Musical Privilege, Property, and the French Revolution Scott Jernigan are themselves increasingly trapped inBefore the French Revolution, making music was an activity that required permission. After the Revolution, music was an object that could be possessed. Everyone seemingly hoped to gain something from owning music. Musicians claimed it as their unalienable personal expression while the French nation sought to enhance imperial ambitions by appropriating it as the collective product of cultural heritage and national industry. Musicians capitalized on