[Notes towards a history of music], [ca. 1776].

1 v. (130 p.) ; 16 x 11 cm.

English

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Manuscript, in a single hand, with numerous corrections, of notes used in the preparation of Burney's "History of Music." In addition to discussions on musical terms, forms, and composers, he includes a note on the whole-tone scale of "Chinese music" and remarks that "the...tempered scale is an inevitable evil in wind & keyed instruments & is tolerated more than admired by persons of discriminating & cultivated ears."

August 08, 2005

Charles Burney, Notes Towards a History of Music. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Charles Burney, Notes Towards a History of Music. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.