Author: STAFFORD (William C.):
Title: History of Music.
Description: Edinburgh: Printed for Constable and Co. and Hurst, Chance, and Co., London, 1830. 12mo (in 6s), pp. viii, 387 [388 blank], engraved general title-page (by Thomas Dick after P. Mignard, volume 52 of Constable's Miscellany), original cloth, paper label (soiled and chipped) on spine; cloth a little worn. This was issued as volume 52 of Constable's Miscellany of Original and Selected Publications in the various departments of Literature, Science, & the Arts. Unlike some of his predecessors and contemporaries, Stafford did not merely rehearse or summarize the histories of Burney and Hawkins but actually undertook some original research, particularly in the areas of ancient and esoteric contemporary music. It is thus a useful document for ethnomusicology. Just for the record, I actually read the chapter on "Italian Opera in England," which is well-written, informative, almost gossipy, and generally very entertaining.

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