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Aesthetics and music in the eighteenth century / [edited by John Valdimir Price].
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3845 .A47 2003 v.1-7
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
- Music.
- Music--18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 7 volumes : illustrations, music ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Thoemmes Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- As a unique collection of eighteenth-century sources of the aesthetics of music, this set provides fascinating insights into subjects such as the art of music, the art of singing and the teaching of music during that period. It also includes lavish music plates and in-text music illustrations.
- Contents:
- v. 1. A treatise of the natural grounds and principles of harmony (1731) / William Holder
- v. 2. A musical dictionary (1740) / James Grassineau
- v. 3. An essay on musical expression (1752) / Charles Avison
- v. 4. Observations on the present state of music and musicians (1762) / John Potter
- v. 5. An essay on the opera (1767) / Francesco Algarotti
- v. 6. The alliance of musick, poetry and oratory (1789) / Anselm Bayly
- v. 7. Principles and power of harmony (1771) / Benjamin Stillingfleet. Observations on the present state of music in London (1791) / William Jackson.
- Notes:
- Reprinted from the 1731-1791 editions.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Contains:
- Holder, William, 1616-1698. Treatise of the natural grounds and principles of harmony.
- Brossard, Sébastien de, 1655-1730. Musical dictionary.
- Avison, Charles, 1709-1770. Essay on musical expression.
- Potter, John, active 1754-1804. Observations on the present state of music and musicians.
- Algarotti, Francesco, conte, 1712-1764. Saggio sopra l'opera in musica. English
- Bayly, Anselm, -1794. Alliance of musick, poetry and oratory.
- Stillingfleet, Benjamin, 1702-1771. Principles and power of harmony.
- Jackson, William, 1730-1803. Observations on the present state of music in London.
- ISBN:
- 1843710420
- OCLC:
- 51569418
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