An Eighteenth-Century Musical Chronicle: Events 1750-1799 (Music Reference Collection) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313265763 ISBN 13: 9780313265761

Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group, 1990

Synopsis

The final volume in a three-volume set, this unique reference, organized in an easy-to-use, year-by-year format, chronicles events from 1750-1799 presenting a cultural panorama centered on music but also listing world events, cultural highlights, and distinguished contributions in art and literature. The nine-part musical events section contains births, deaths, debuts, new positions, prizes and honors, biographical highlights, institutional openings, musical literature, and musical compositions. The book is indexed by name or term, to year, and by category.

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About the Author

CHARLES J. HALL is Professor of Music Theory and Composition and teacher of Music History at Andrews University.

Review

"Separately published chronologies with a primary focus on music are unusual, though they often appear as appendixes in music history texts, such as D.J. Grout's A History of Western Music. With this volume on the late 18th century, Hall (Andrews University) extends a series of musical chronicles (19th century, CH, Apr'90; 20th century, CH, May'90) produced as a by-product of research for his public radio programs Hall's Musical Years. Year-by-year arrangement with categories for world events and cultural highlights outside music, and births, deaths, debuts, and other categories specific to music are employed consistently and should prove useful to the researcher seeking the context of a given musical event. The clear and sensible system of abbreviations and excellent indexing enhance the book's utility. Hall's volume follows accepted practice with respect to categorization of materials, such as those in J. Trager's The People's Chronology, Almanac of American History, ed. by A.S. Schlesinger and J.S. Bowman (CH, Mar'84) and the Encyclopedia of American Facts and Dates, ed. by G. Carruth (8th ed., 1987). Hall is professor of music theory and composition, and a teacher of graduate courses in music history at Andrews University in Michigan. Recommended for all collections." -- Choice

Edition details

• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0313265763
• ISBN 13: 9780313265761
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 177