The lectures on music which Crotch delivered at Oxford after becoming Heyther Professor of Music in 1797 were the first of their kind. Illustrated by performed extracts from the neglected music of the past, they encouraged historical awareness of musical style and further stimulated the revival of early music.

Substance of Several Courses of Lectures on Music (1831) (Classic Texts in Music Education, 16)

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Crotch, William

Music

Boethius Press

The standard work adopted by serious students of music during the first half of the nineteenth century, Crotch's manual was twice reprinted and remained sufficiently influential to merit a further edition in 1856, nine years after his death.

Elements of Musical Composition (1830) (Classic Texts in Music Education) (Volume 25)

Rainbow, Bernarr

An exceptional child prodigy at the keyboard, the organist and composer William Crotch (1775-1847) attracted the attention of both George III and Charles Burney, going on to become one of the most eminent musical figures of his day. Following a period of study in Cambridge, at the age of fifteen he was appointed organist at Christ Church, Oxford. At twenty-one he assumed the university's chair of music, a post he retained until his death. The first principal of the Royal Academy of Music between 1822 and 1832, Crotch is remembered today for his oratorio Palestine. The present work, which first appeared in 1831, made his expertise available to a wider audience. Based on popular lectures given in Oxford and London, the book includes a penetrating assessment of contemporary musical taste and a list of Crotch's sheet music. His Elements of Musical Composition (1812) is also reissued in this series.

Substance of Several Courses of Lectures on Music: Read in the University of Oxford, and in the Metropolis (Cambridge Library Collection - Music)

Cambridge University Press

<p>An exceptional child prodigy at the keyboard, the organist and composer William Crotch (1775–1847) attracted the attention of both George III and Charles Burney, going on to become one of the most eminent musical figures of his day. Following a period of study in Cambridge, at the age of fifteen he was appointed organist at Christ Church, Oxford. At twenty-one he assumed the university's chair of music, a post he retained until his death. The first principal of the Royal Academy of Music between 1822 and 1832, Crotch is remembered today for his oratorio Palestine. The present work, first published in 1812, made his expertise available to a wider audience. A clearly written primer on music theory, composition and figured bass, it includes an abundance of musical examples. Crotch's Substance of Several Courses of Lectures on Music (1831) is also reissued in this series.\nBook Description\nAn 1812 primer on music theory, composition and figured bass by one of the pre-eminent musical figures of his day.</p>

Elements of Musical Composition: Comprehending the Rules of Thorough Bass, and the Theory of Tuning (Cambridge Library Collection - Music)

Practical Thorough-bass: Or, The Art Of Playing From A Figured Basson The Organ Or Pianoforte

History

Nabu Press

<p>Lectures on music, delivered at Oxford University, by William Crotch in 1797. He was both Professor of Music at Oxford and Principal of the Royal Academy of Music.</p>

Substance of Several Courses of Lectures on Music. (Facsimile of 1831 edition).

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