Watching Bridgerton this weekend, I was struck by the music. Pop music arranged for strings is a fascinating choice that I think does a good job at evoking the emotions Regency people would have had hearing the tunes frequently played at balls, musicales, and at home on instruments.
Many years ago, we posted some links to some Regency popular music. We wanted to resurface that post and add to it, with some more renditions of popular tunes from the early 19th Century.
This video demonstrates the Ottoman Empire influence on Western composers in the early 19th century.
This video takes you on a musical journey through the 18th Century to the early 19th century:
Many of these tunes would have been as familiar to Regency people as today’s pop hits.
