Sir Arthur Somervell (1863-1937), composer and educationist, influenced the musical and educational life of England over four decades. Remembered today principally as an accomplished composer of songs and choral works, he also worked for twenty-eight years as one of His Majesty's Inspectors of Schools (HMI), with special responsibility for the teaching of music.Towards the end of his life Somervell gathered together a number of his articles, in which he expounds a passionate philosophy of music education, makes candid remarks about musical life and musical education in England, and provides...
Sir Arthur Somervell (1863-1937), composer and educationist, influenced the musical and educational life of England over four decades. Remembered toda...
Bernarr Rainbow is widely recognised as the leading authority on the history of music education, from the Greeks up to the present day, as attested by his comprehensive study Music in Educational Thought and Practice. His ambitious series, Classic Texts in Music Education, provides editions of manuals covering methods of teaching music from the sixteenth century to the twentieth. Professor Rainbow wrote detailed prefaces to the manuals, which are conveniently collected in this volume, offering insights into and analysis of those who taught music in different times and places and the methods...
Bernarr Rainbow is widely recognised as the leading authority on the history of music education, from the Greeks up to the present day, as attested by...
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.
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 ...
Baptie has ben called -a predecessor of Grove- for his efforts to record biographical details of local composers and performers celebrated in his day. His Handbookprovides information on many minor figures not found in other reference books -including the first edition of Grove's Dictionary, whose initial appearance in 1878 further stimulated Baptie to produce his own biographical collection. The text has been enlarged by six per cent for ease in reading.
Baptie has ben called -a predecessor of Grove- for his efforts to record biographical details of local composers and performers celebrated in his day....
Contains Mary Langdale's two pioneer and hitherto underestimated articles from The Crucible (1908), together with Macpherson's first essays from The RAM Club Magazine (1908) and his The Musical Education of the Child: some thoughts and suggestions for teachers, parents and schools(1915)
Contains Mary Langdale's two pioneer and hitherto underestimated articles from The Crucible (1908), together with Macpherson's first essays from The R...
Accounts of a series of separate visits to schools in many parts of Europe and the USA at a time when the -myth- of continental musical supremacy was being seriously challenged in Britain. Although published under one cover here, these accounts were written separately. Hullah's was drawn up in the form of an official report to the Board of Education when serving as government inspector of music in 1879. Apart from its interest as a firsthand account of conditions, the document had wider significance. The outspoken criticism it contained of the state of music teaching in German schools became...
Accounts of a series of separate visits to schools in many parts of Europe and the USA at a time when the -myth- of continental musical supremacy was ...
This text supports Mainzer's programme of music education through an exploration of the connection between music and Greek, and a definition of the nature of music in relation to its potential as an educational force.
This text supports Mainzer's programme of music education through an exploration of the connection between music and Greek, and a definition of the na...
While teaching at the Conservatoire Nationale de Musique in Paris Fetis extended the student curriculum by lecturing on wider musical topics. He also produced a music textbook for the general public at this time with the title La musique mise a la portee de tout le monde (1830). The book enjoyed a very wide circulation, was translated into most European languages and became the first influential treatise on -musical appreciation- in the wider sense of the term. The first English version, enlarged by ten per cent, of this important book is reproduced here.
While teaching at the Conservatoire Nationale de Musique in Paris Fetis extended the student curriculum by lecturing on wider musical topics. He also ...
The first developed statement of the Tonic Sol-fa method. The edition of 1852 has been chosen for reproduction because it contains a complete summary of the improvements successively introduced during the course of Curwen's empirical teaching.
The first developed statement of the Tonic Sol-fa method. The edition of 1852 has been chosen for reproduction because it contains a complete summary ...
The definitive edition of the state-approved textbook used in Hullah's singing classes and in schools throughout Britain and the colonies during the second half of the nineteenth century.
The definitive edition of the state-approved textbook used in Hullah's singing classes and in schools throughout Britain and the colonies during the s...
