A General History of Music, from the Earliest Times to the Present: Comprising the Lives of Eminent Composers and Musical Writers

Thomas Busby

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139833745

The writer, composer and organist Thomas Busby (1754–1838) is best remembered for his highly entertaining Concert Room and Orchestra Anecdotes (1825), which paints a vivid picture of musical life at the time. The son of a coach painter, Busby was originally articled to the composer Jonathan Battishill, but found the experience unrewarding. His compositions (many now lost) include songs, theatre music and oratorios. His literary output included journal articles and monographs, among them A Grammar of Music (also reissued in this series) and A General History of Music. First published in 1819, this two-volume work proved controversial as it was alleged that Busby had plagiarised the great histories of Burney and Hawkins (also available in the Cambridge Library Collection). However, acknowledging his indebtedness to them, Busby provided a popular interpretation of their work for the general reader. Volume 1 covers the period from the ancient Greeks and Romans to the Renaissance and the invention of printing.

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii
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PREFACE
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Contents
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CHAP. I - ORIGIN, and early Progress of Music
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CHAP. II - The Ancient Melopœia
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CHAP. III - Disputed Counterpoint of the Ancients
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CHAP. IV - Reputed Effects of the Ancient Music
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CHAP. V - Egyptian and Hebrew Music
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CHAP. VI - Ancient Music, as connected with the Grecian Mythology
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CHAP. VII - Musicians and Poets, subsequent to Hesiod and Homer
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CHAP. VIII - The Grecian Games
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CHAP. IX - The Ancient Musical Theorists, and their Works
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CHAP. X - Practical View of the Ancient Music, Vocal, and Instrumental
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CHAP. XI - Music of the Ancient Romans
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CHAP. XII - Music of the early Christians to the Time of Guido, and the Introduction of the modern Organ
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CHAP. XIII - State of Music from the Time of Guido to the Formation of the Time Table
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CHAP. XIV - Invention of the Time Table, and the further Progress of Harmonical Composition
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CHAP. XV - Minstrels, Troubadours, &c. &c.—General State of Music from the Introduction of the Time Table to the Fourteenth Century
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CHAP. XVI - General State of Music, from the Beginning of the Fourteenth Century to the Time of Hambois, the first Doctor in Music
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CHAP. XVII - State of Music, from the Time of Hambois, the first Doctor in Music, to the Invention of Printing
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CHAP. XVIII - State of Music, from the Invention of Printing to the Time of Josquin del Prato
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CHAP. XIX - Josquin del Prato; and the State of Music during the early part of the Sixteenth Century
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CHAP. XX - State of Music from the early part of the Sixteenth Century, to the Reign of Elizabeth
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A General History of Music, from the Earliest Times to the Present

Comprising the Lives of Eminent Composers and Musical Writers

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

PREFACE
pp iii-x

Contents
pp xi-xii

CHAP. I - ORIGIN, and early Progress of Music
pp 1-20

CHAP. II - The Ancient Melopœia
pp 21-42

CHAP. III - Disputed Counterpoint of the Ancients
pp 43-61

CHAP. IV - Reputed Effects of the Ancient Music
pp 62-83

CHAP. V - Egyptian and Hebrew Music
pp 84-108

CHAP. VI - Ancient Music, as connected with the Grecian Mythology
pp 109-131

CHAP. VII - Musicians and Poets, subsequent to Hesiod and Homer
pp 132-152

CHAP. VIII - The Grecian Games
pp 153-168

CHAP. IX - The Ancient Musical Theorists, and their Works
pp 169-204

CHAP. X - Practical View of the Ancient Music, Vocal, and Instrumental
pp 205-228

CHAP. XI - Music of the Ancient Romans
pp 229-245

CHAP. XII - Music of the early Christians to the Time of Guido, and the Introduction of the modern Organ
pp 246-267

CHAP. XIII - State of Music from the Time of Guido to the Formation of the Time Table
pp 268-294

CHAP. XIV - Invention of the Time Table, and the further Progress of Harmonical Composition
pp 295-319

CHAP. XV - Minstrels, Troubadours, &c. &c.—General State of Music from the Introduction of the Time Table to the Fourteenth Century
pp 320-352

CHAP. XVI - General State of Music, from the Beginning of the Fourteenth Century to the Time of Hambois, the first Doctor in Music
pp 353-381

CHAP. XVII - State of Music, from the Time of Hambois, the first Doctor in Music, to the Invention of Printing
pp 382-411

CHAP. XVIII - State of Music, from the Invention of Printing to the Time of Josquin del Prato
pp 412-444

CHAP. XIX - Josquin del Prato; and the State of Music during the early part of the Sixteenth Century
pp 445-480

CHAP. XX - State of Music from the early part of the Sixteenth Century, to the Reign of Elizabeth
pp 481-552

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