Author: Charles Burney
Publisher:
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 618

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Author: Charles Burney
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108016421
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 714

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Burney's most famous work, based on research during two European tours, providing valuable insight into musical tastes of the time.

Author: Charles Burney
Publisher:
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 817

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Author: Charles Burney
Publisher:
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1110

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Author: CHARLES. BURNEY
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781033382660
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Charles 1726-1814 Burney
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022889804
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A General History of Music is a classic work that provides a comprehensive survey of music history. Written by the renowned English composer Charles Burney, it covers the development of music from ancient times to the late eighteenth century. This edition includes a new introduction by the musicologist Frank Mercer, providing historical context and critical analysis. A must-read for music lovers and historians alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Charles Burney
Publisher:
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Languages : en
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Author: Geoffrey Lancaster
Publisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 1922144657
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 919

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During the late eighteenth century, a musical–cultural phenomenon swept the globe. The English square piano—invented in the early 1760s by an entrepreneurial German guitar maker in London—not only became an indispensable part of social life, but also inspired the creation of an expressive and scintillating repertoire. Square pianos reinforced music as life’s counterpoint, and were played by royalty, by musicians of the highest calibre and by aspiring amateurs alike. On Sunday, 13 May 1787, a square piano departed from Portsmouth on board the Sirius, the flagship of the First Fleet, bound for Botany Bay. Who made the First Fleet piano, and when was it made? Who owned it? Who played it, and who listened? What music did the instrument sound out, and within what contexts was its voice heard? What became of the First Fleet piano after its arrival on antipodean soil, and who played a part in the instrument’s subsequent history? Two extant instruments contend for the title ‘First Fleet piano’; which of these made the epic journey to Botany Bay in 1787–88? The First Fleet Piano: A Musician’s View answers these questions, and provides tantalising glimpses of social and cultural life both in Georgian England and in the early colony at Sydney Cove. The First Fleet piano is placed within the musical and social contexts for which it was created, and narratives of the individuals whose lives have been touched by the instrument are woven together into an account of the First Fleet piano’s conjunction with the forces of history. View ‘The First Fleet Piano: Volume Two Appendices’. Note: Volume 1 and 2 are sold as a set ($180 for both) and cannot be purchased separately.

Author: Charles Burney
Publisher:
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 614

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Author: V. Coelho
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401580049
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Music and Science in the Age of Galileo features twelve new essays by leading specialists in the fields of musicology, history of science, astronomy, philosophy, and instrument building that explore the relations between music and the scientific culture of Galileo's time. The essays take a broad historical approach towards understanding such topics as the role of music in Galileo's experiments and in the scientific revolution, the musical formation of scientists, Galileo's impact on the art and music of his time, the scientific knowledge of instrument builders, and the scientific experiments and cultural context of Galileo's father, Vincenzo Galilei. This volume opens up new areas in both musicology and the history of science, and twists together various strands of parallel work by musicians and scientists on Galileo and his time. This book will be of interest to musicologists, historians of science and those interested in interdisciplinary perspectives of the late Renaissance -- early Baroque. For its variety of approaches, it will be a valuable collection of readings for graduate students, and those seeking a more integrated approach to historical problems. The book will be of interest to historians of science, philosophers, musicologists, astronomers, and mathematicians.