A general history of music, from the earliest ages to the present period. To which is prefixed, A dissertation on the music of the ancients. By Charles Burney, Mus.D. F.R.S.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burney, Charles, 1726-1814.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--History and criticism.

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4v.,plates ) ill.,port.,engr.music ;

Other Title:

General history of music,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for the author: and sold by T. Becket, Strand; J. Robson, New Bond-Street; and G. Robinson, Paternoster-Row, MDCCLXXVI. [1776]-89.

Notes:

The imprint to vol. 2 reads: printed for the author: sold by J. Robson; and G. Robinson. 1782, and to vols. 3 and 4: printed for the author: sold by Payne and Son; Robson and Clark; and G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1789.

Contains both engraved and letterpress music.

The engraved music is numbered as pages.

In vol. 2 of this edition, the long "s" is used, the signature on p. 301 is Qq2, and on p. 320, line 8 of the text begins: placable.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T149622.

OCLC:

642455480