Open AccessThe Use of Music in Healthcare Contexts: A Select Review of Writings From the 1890s to the 1940s
Author(s) -
Jane Edwards
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
voices
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1504-1611
DOI - 10.15845/voices.v8i2.428
Subject(s) - music therapy , music history , health care , order (exchange) , music education , history , contemporary classical music , sociology , visual arts , literature , psychology , art , political science , musical , law , psychotherapist , finance , economics
Playing live music with people who are ill to promote optimal states of health and well being is a contemporary practice which has origins as far back as the written historical record. This paper examines a select range of literature from the academic spheres of medicine, music and music education published in the late 19th century through to the mid 20th century in order to interrogate and explore aspects of the history of music therapy and its development in the English speaking world.