UID:
almafu_9960119536502883
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 518 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-69385-0
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Music
Content:
The British musicologist Henry Davey (1853-1929) was a noted scholar of the manuscript sources of Tudor music. He published the first edition of History of English Music in 1895 with the aim of providing his fellow-musicians with the first clear scholarly account of the full range of English musical achievements. His main focus is the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, which he considered the heyday of English music, and he claims that the earliest known free instrumental compositions, as well as the polyphonic style, originated in England during the 15th century. In Davey's view, these controversial findings were his most important contribution to general musical knowledge. Widely discussed in its own time, attracting both praise and aggressive criticism, critical interest today includes attending to its parallels with the socialist utopianism of Ruskin and Morris.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2009.
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Originally published: London: J. Curwen, 1895.
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Includes index.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-108-00405-9
Language:
English
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