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Explores how musicians—from students to "leading lights"—struggled for legal rights and social respectability within a rigid class hierarchy.

Examines how the professionalisation of music led to debates over female participation as male musicians sought to protect their newfound status. Chapter-by-Chapter Overview Harmony and Discord: Music and the Transformati...

Looks at the spread of music schools and concerts across the Russian provinces. Harmony and Discord: Music and the Transformati...

Focuses on the founding of the Russian Musical Society and its role in public life. Harmony and Discord: Music and the Transformati...

Sargeant argues that the structures built by the RMS were so robust that they survived the 1917 Revolution to become the foundation for the entire . This makes the book essential for understanding the bridge between Tsarist and Soviet cultural policy. Harmony and Discord - Lynn M. Sargeant