Manuscript, in a single hand, of a detailed plan for a public music school in England, to be established at the Foundling Hospital in London. Burney, with his friend violinist Felice Giardini, gives reasons why the plan would be financially beneficial...
Description:
Binding: marbled-paper wrapper.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Social life and customs--18th century
Subject (Name):
Burney, Charles, 1726-1814 and Giardini, Felice, 1716-1796
Subject (Topic):
Charity-schools--England--London, Music--England--18th century, Music--England--London--18th century, Music--Instruction and study, and Orphanages--England--London
Manuscript music copied by Burney, possibly for use in his General History of Music. Music includes madrigals by Gioseffo Zarlino, Ruggiero Giovannelli, Alfonso Ferrabosco, and Luca Marenzio; motets by Johannes Lupi, and songs by John Dowland and Henr...
Description:
Binding: 19th century marbled boards.
Subject (Name):
Burney, Charles, 1726-1814, Dowland, John, 1563?-1626, Ferrabosco, Alfonso, 1543-1588, Giovannelli, Ruggiero, ca. 1560-1625, Lawes, Henry, 1596-1662, Lupi, Johannes, d. 1539, Marenzio, Luca, 1553-1599, and Zarlino, Gioseffo, 1517-1590
Subject (Topic):
Music -- History and criticism -- Early works to 1800, Vocal music -- 16th century, and Vocal music -- 17th century
Remarks on Sr. J. Hawkins's 'General history of music', 1776.
Image Count:
36
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Manuscript, in a single hand, with numerous corrections, of notes on "A General History of the Science and Practice of Music" by Sir John Hawkins. Citations from Hawkins' work are followed by often disparaging commentary upon them; Burney remarks that...
Description:
Binding: contemporary parchment.
Subject (Name):
Burney, Charles, 1726-1814 and Hawkins, John, Sir, 1719-1789
Subject (Topic):
Music--18th century--History and criticism, Musical analysis, Music--Europe--History and criticism, Music--History and criticism, Opera, and Opera--Italy
Smith, Charles Loraine, of Enderby, 1751-1835, printmaker
Published / Created:
[4 June 1782]
Call Number:
782.06.04.04++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Musicians are grouped round a piano. Their names (some misspelled) are written in the margin. The pianist sits in profile to the right looking fixedly at his score; he is Ferdinando Bertoni, a Venetian composer who accompanied his friend Pacchierotti...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. 4th June 1782 by M. Rack, London
Subject (Name):
Bertoni, Ferdinando, 1725-1813, Pacchierotti, Gasparo, 1744-1821, Duncan, Mary Tufton, Lady, 1723-1806, Cervetto, James, 1747 or 9-1837, Fischer, Johann Christian, 1733-1800, Wilkes, Mary, 1750-1802, and Burney, Charles, 1726-1814
Subject (Topic):
Chandeliers, Concerts, Harpsichords, Musicians, and Musical instruments
