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The Third or Transition Period of Musical History

A Course of Lectures Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain

John Hullah author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:24th Oct '13

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The 1876 second edition of Hullah's 1865 Royal Institution lectures on music history from the Renaissance to the eighteenth century.

The music teacher and composer John Pyke Hullah (1812–84) is best remembered for his 'singing school for schoolmasters'. Published in 1876, this generously illustrated work is the second edition of the lectures he gave in 1865 at the Royal Institution, covering music history from the Renaissance to Handel.The music teacher and composer John Pyke Hullah (1812–84) is best remembered for his 'singing school for schoolmasters'. Through his dedicated efforts music was embedded into the school curriculum, and his inspiration influenced the rapid growth of amateur choral societies in Britain. Professor of vocal music at King's College, London, from 1844 to 1874, Hullah was elected to the committee of management of the Royal Academy of Music in 1869 and in 1872 became the first government inspector of music in teacher training colleges. The work reissued here is the second edition, published in 1876, of lectures given at the Royal Institution in 1865 on the topic of Italian, French, German and English music from the Renaissance to Handel. It expands on part of his overarching 1861 course of lectures, The History of Modern Music, which is also reissued in this series.

ISBN: 9781108063982

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm

Weight: 480g

324 pages