Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The Enraged Musician
- 1741 Engraving by Hogarth depicting the
incongruity of the established arts with
society
- Upper England besotted with Italian architecture,
theatre and opera, as portrayed in Hogarth's earlier
piece 'The Bad Taste of the Town' that satirized the
state of affairs in England at the time regarding arts
and culture
- George I very keen on pantomime, theatre
guarded by king's soldiers
- The musician representing upper class depicted as
'out of touch' with rest of society
- Poster for The Beggar's Opera alluding to
what was popular with the people
- There had been a rise in popularity of the broadside ballad
- Written musical tradition vs oral (musician's
score) although it crosses over with inclusion of
the ballad singer and The Beggar's Opera
- Ballad singer intentionally pictured
addressing the crowd, as opposed
to the musician
- Ballad song 'The Lady's Fall'
about the ill effects of social
class
- The musician rumoured to be Pietro
Castrucci, Handel's first violinist