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A Grammar of Music: To Which Are Prefixed Observations Explanatory of the Properties and Powers of Music as a Science and of the General S

A Grammar of Music: To Which Are Prefixed Observations Explanatory of the Properties and Powers of Music as a Science and of the General S

Busby, Thomas

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Music

General World HistoryMusic ReferenceMusic Theory

ISBN10: 1108061583
ISBN13: 9781108061582
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jun 27 2013
Pages: 390
Weight: 1.09
Height: 0.87 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The writer, composer and organist Thomas Busby (1754-1838) is best remembered for his highly entertaining Concert Room and Orchestra Anecdotes (1825), which paints a vivid picture of musical life at the time. The son of a coach painter, Busby was originally articled to the composer Jonathan Battishill but found the experience unrewarding. His compositions (many now lost) include songs, theatre music, The Divine Harmonist, and the oratorios The Prophecy and Britannia. Throughout his working life he continued his extensive literary activities, musical and otherwise, contributing to journals such as the Monthly Magazine and Public Characters, and publishing several books, among them A General History of Music (also reissued in this series). First published in 1818, the present work is a primer on music theory and the principles of composition. Busby intended it to be 'a compendium ... modern and amusing in its style ... to impart knowledge and facilitate execution'. Reissued here is the second edition of 1826.

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