Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Editorial Note; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Context: Conductors in the British Marketplace (1870-1914); 2 Conducting the Philharmonic Societies of Liverpool and London (1867-1880s): Julius Benedict and William Cusins; 3 Conducting the Royal Choral Society and the Leeds Festival (1880s-1890s): Joseph Barnby and Arthur Sullivan; 4 Conducting the Philharmonic Society of London (1888-1900s): Frederic Cowen and Alexander Mackenzie

5 Conducting in Bournemouth, London and Birmingham (1890s-1914): Dan Godfrey Junior and Landon RonaldConclusion; Select Bibliography; Index