Charles Burney

A General History of Music

From the Earliest Ages to the Present Period

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Produktbeschreibung

Charles Burney (1726â 1814), the music historian, is best remembered for his General History and the accounts of his tours in Europe during which he undertook research for the History. The work is elegantly written, offering a fascinating view of Burney's musical enthusiasms and a reflection of contemporary taste.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Library Collection - Music
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 610
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 210mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1512g
• ISBN-13: 9781108016407
• ISBN-10: 1108016405
• Artikelnr.: 31810934

Inhaltsangabe

1. Of the introduction of music into the Church
and of its progress there
previous to the time of Guido; 2. Of the invention of counterpoint
and state of music
from the time of Guido
to the formation of the timetable; 3. Of the formation of the timetable
and state of music
from that discovery
till about the middle of the fourteenth century; 4. Of the origin of modern languages
to which written melody and harmony were first applied; and general state of music
till the invention of printing
about the year 1450; 5. Of the state of music
from the invention of printing
till the middle of the sixteenth century; including its cultivation in the masses
motets
and secular songs
of that period.