Dr. Charles Burney and the Organ

No better introduction to the aesthetic ethos of the eighteenth-century English organ can be found than in Charles Burney's remarks disseminated in his various writings. This Element traces the evolution of the English organ back to the Restoration and setting Burney's remarks on the instrument in their historical context.

List of contents

1, Burney, the Professional Organist; 2. Burney's Pieces for the Organ; 3. Historical and Ideological Context; 4. Questions of Style; 5. Burney's Musical Travels (1): Foreign Organists; 6. Burney's Musical Travels (2): Foreign Organs; 7. National Pride; 8. Sociability, Manners and Politeness.

Summary

No better introduction to the aesthetic ethos of the eighteenth-century English organ can be found than in Charles Burney's remarks disseminated in his various writings. This Element traces the evolution of the English organ back to the Restoration and setting Burney's remarks on the instrument in their historical context.

Product details

• Authors: Pierre Dubois
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781108972864
• ISBN: 978-1-108-97286-4
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Music and Musicians 1750-1850; Elements in Music and Musician
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Music, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Classical Music (C 1750 To C 1830), Classical style, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Western "classical" music, music; organ; moderation; manners; Dr Charles Burney