Introduction: Triumph of Music

The Triumph of Music by Tim Blanning discusses the rise of composers, musicians and their art. It talks about status, purpose, places and spaces, technology and liberation of these musicians. This is what Blanning calls, “music’s march to cultural supremacy.” We see an example of all of these qualities during the Jubilee Concert in 2002 for the Queen.

There was the elevated status of musicians- compiled were the most famous and rich creative artists. The place and space was significant in the way that it was at Buckingham Palace, where the sound was made possible by technology. And the messages were all about liberation- for women, young, ethnic minorities, gays, etc. The purpose was a royal celebration and great festival and here's a website with pictures of the event - http://media.photobucket.com/image/jubilee%202002%20concert/RoyalProtocol/155263C7-1.jpg.