What is Promenade concert?
:''This article is about concerts in the parks in [[London]] in the 18th and 19th centuries. For the Promenade Concerts in the Royal Albert Hall see [[BBC Proms]]. The word '''Promenade Concert''' today usually refers to one of the concerts in the series started by [[Sir Henry Wood|Henry Wood]] in [[1895]], known today as the BBC Proms. However, before these concerts started there had for many years been promenade concerts in the parks of London. These concerts took place in the leisure gardens (parks) where people could walk about while listening to the music (French se promener = to walk). People had to pay to go into the leisure gardens. There were lots of entertainments there, e.g. [[fireworks]], [[dancing]], [[acrobatics]] and [[music]]. The music was played by [[orchestra]]s. Sometimes these orchestras played in bandstands, sometimes in proper buildings. Vauxhall Gardens and Ranelagh Gardens were the most famous of these gardens. The [[composer]] [[George Frideric Handel]] had his music played there in the [[18th century]]. The gardens were very fashionable until the 19th century. [[Aristocratic]] people, [[Royal family|royalty]] and ordinary people all mixed there. Handel's ''[[Music for the Royal Fireworks]]'' was performed in Vauxhall Gardens to celebrate the [[Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle]]. The composer Dr [[Thomas Arne]] was appointed composer of Vauxhall Gardens in [[1745]]. It was here that many of his [[songs]] became popular, including ''Rule Britannia''. [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] and [[Joseph Haydn]] performed in Ranelagh Gardens on their visits to London. In the 19th century concerts of [[classical music]] became very popular. The conductor Louis Antoine Jullien conducted many concerts. His orchestra were even joined by the bands of the Royal Artillery or drummers from the French National Guard. Concerts were also given in [[Crystal Palace]], the huge glass building which was built for the [[Great Exhibition]] in [[1851]]. Many English composers had their music played in these