Many Victorians disliked the music of J. S. Bach, Schubert, Brahms, Schumann and Berlioz. They didn't care if such music was clever; they favoured the melodies of Mendelssohn and harmonies of Mozart. When a new century dawned, England still preferred Arthur Sullivan to Arnold Schoenberg and Johann Strauss to Richard. They had even less interest in the innovations of Stravinsky, Bartok and Mahler.
By the end of the Second World War, a new order had been established. After 100 years of resistance, England had finally joined the music cult. Music is now the religion of England. We believe in the power of music for good. We believe that music unites us. We believe that music has the power to change the world and that musicians are prophets of truth. We believe that music saves us and atones for the evil in the world.
"Music Mania" exposes and rejects these beliefs. Tracing the roots of the problem through the concert halls and cathedrals of Victorian England, until we arrive at last in the anarchic realm of modern music.
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