Music

Zusammenfassung Hannah Smith (1849-1939) was an educator and composer for children, and published her concise history of music and musical instruments in 1898. It was aimed at the enthusiast, and allows us to see how music and its progress were regarded at the turn of the twentieth century.

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Published in 1898, a concise history of music by an educator and composer, aimed at the enthusiastic amateur.

Contenu

Preface; Introduction: musical acoustics; 1. Ancient music; 2. Mediaeval music; 3. The Belgian school; 4. Music in Italy; 5. Evolution of the modern scale; 6. The opera; 7. The oratorio; 8. Instrumental music; 9. Precursors of the piano-forte; 10. Development of piano-forte playing; 11. The orchestra; Index.