A General History of Music from the Earliest Ages to the Present Period. Volume II
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Date
1776
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de Beer Ec 1776 B
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London: Printed for the Author and sold by J. Robson and G. Robinson
Abstract
Musicologist Charles Burney (1726-1814) worked closely with his daughter, Frances, to complete his many essays on music theory and history. Charles was motivated by literary and social success. He valued his reputation very highly, which seems to have influenced his relationship with Frances: he claimed to have read his daughter’s first novel, Evelina (1778), only after it became successful, and even then he approached it ‘with fear & trembling,’ wondering whether 'she c[oul]d write a book worth reading'.
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Charles Burney, “A General History of Music from the Earliest Ages to the Present Period. Volume II,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed December 23, 2024, https://ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/10179.