The History of Modern Music

The 1862 publication of six remarkable 1861 Royal Institution lectures on music history from plainsong to the mid-nineteenth century.

Zusammenfassung
The composer and music teacher John Pyke Hullah (1812-84) is best remembered for his 'singing school for schoolmasters'. Published in 1862, this accessible history of music, from plainsong to the mid-nineteenth century, was first given as a course of six lectures at the Royal Institution in 1861.

Inhalt

Preface; 1. The first period (c.370 to c.1400); 2. The second period (c.400 to c.1600); 3. The third period (c.1600 to c.1750); 4. The third period (cont.); 5. The fourth period (c.1750 to the present time); 6. The fourth period (cont.); Chronological tables.