Scholar and composer Emil Naumann (1827-88) studied with Mendelssohn, and his compositions reflect the style of his teacher. He published several works on musical aesthetics and history, of which Illustrierte Musikgeschichte, written between 1880 and 1885, is his best known. It went through many editions and this English translation, first published in 1888, was prepared by the composer, pianist and writer Ferdinand Praeger (1815-91). To rectify the work's marked neglect of English music, chapters were added by its editor, ...
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Scholar and composer Emil Naumann (1827-88) studied with Mendelssohn, and his compositions reflect the style of his teacher. He published several works on musical aesthetics and history, of which Illustrierte Musikgeschichte, written between 1880 and 1885, is his best known. It went through many editions and this English translation, first published in 1888, was prepared by the composer, pianist and writer Ferdinand Praeger (1815-91). To rectify the work's marked neglect of English music, chapters were added by its editor, the eminent Victorian musician Sir Frederick Gore Ouseley (1825-89), Professor of Music at Oxford. Lavishly illustrated and with musical examples throughout, this two-volume history was intended to 'aid in fostering ever-increasing interest in the most emotional and cherished of all the arts'. Volume 1 covers the music of ancient civilisations through to the eighteenth century. Volume 2 covers the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and includes an index.
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Seller's Description:
London n. d. (c. 1882). This is the second of a two volume set, and begins with Book IV, the History of Music from the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century to the Present Time (i. e. 1882). Sm. 4to. , pp. 760-1332, illustrations, decorated boards. VG, stain on front and lower fore-edges with very slight leakage into lower corners of pages, some scuffing along right edge of front cover, light wear to covers. Volume II only.
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Very Good+ No Jacket. Book VOLUME II ONLY. No date, but circa 1880. Handsomely stamped embossed blue cloth, musical instruments in gold on front cover. A few spots of foxing. Full gilt edges, color frontispiece, 3 photogravures: Edward Lloyd, Madame Christine Nilsson, Charles Gounod, tissue guards intact. No names, clean text. "Subscription only" notice up front. With lovely wood engravings. Paginated 269-537. Solid. 14810 shelf.
