
Memoirs of Musick
Now First Printed from the Original MS. and Edited, with Copious Notes
Roger North(Author)
Edward F. Rimbault(Editor)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 17. June 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
172 pages
978-1-108-01483-0 (ISBN)
Description
Roger North (1651?-1734) was a successful lawyer and skilled amateur musician who became Attorney General to James II. After the 1688 Revolution he retired from public life and devoted his time to writing on a wide range of topics. Memoirs of Musick originally formed the final section of North's 1728 treatise on music theory, The Musicall Grammarian. It covers aspects of music history (or 'historico-critcall scrapps' as North calls them) from Ancient Greece to Corelli, and includes a substantial account of John Jenkins, who taught North the viol. Charles Burney quoted from the Memoirs in his General History of Music (1776-1789), but this 1846 edition by the musicologist Edward Rimbault was the first time they appeared in print. The book includes an introduction on the manuscript of the Memoirs (now in Hereford Cathedral Library), a short biography of North and extensive explanatory notes to the text.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1 Plates, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
259 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-01483-0 (9781108014830)
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Content
Preface; Biographical notice of the Hon. Roger North; Memoires of musick; Index.