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- Title
Subscription Concerts in Riga During the Second Half of the 18<sup>th</sup> Century: From First Experiences to Sustainable Tradition.
- Authors
JAUNSLAVIETE, BAIBA
- Abstract
The second half of the 18th century was the time of cardinal changes in Riga s music life. The 1760s were the beginning of the tradition of subscription concerts. Although the first series of such concerts were not financially profitable, they greatly influenced the musical experience of Rigans and strengthened their belonging to the contemporary European cultural space. The Riga City Theatre founded in 1782 played an especially important role in this respect because the artists of the Theatre had significantly contributed to the development of the public concert life in Riga. The concert programmes and posters from that time are available in the collection Theaterzettel des Rigaer Stadttheaters (hereafter, Theaterzettel; stored in the University of Latvia Academic Library). The study of this collection will allow for better understanding of Latvian music history and the role of Riga in the context of European music.
- Subjects
RIGA (Latvia); CONCERTS; MUSICAL composition; THEATERS; EUROPEAN music
- Publication
Music Science Today: The Permanent & the Changeable / Mūzikas Zinātne Šodien: Pastāvīgais un Mainīgais, 2020, Vol 12, p56
- ISSN
2501-0344
- Publication type
Article