Abstract
Musicians have been employed by shipping lines to entertain passengers during long sea days for well over a century. This vocation continues to provide musicians with the opportunity to earn a living while travelling aboard modern cruise ships. Despite this long heritage, almost no research has been conducted into the history of music on passenger shipping. This paper provides a general overview of the first 50 years of shipboard musical performance. Beginning with the first steward-musicians of the Norddeutscher Lloyd Line, the paper charts the major changes in commodified musical performance during the golden age of passenger shipping. Shipboard musical performance reflected the contemporary tastes of high society and, while often conservative in its reflection of land-based popular culture, was at the cutting edge of entertainment technology. Shipboard musical performances are found to have changed in response to passenger demands for increasing luxury and sophistication while they travel.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
