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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 February 2010
A century ago the history of the Crystal Palace began brilliantly with a mighty outpouring of music—and music was to be a consolation and a saving grace in the many disappointments and failures of its old age. The story of the Crystal Palace was a story of melodious achievement from the almost miraculous speed of its birth to the even greater rapidity of its destruction.