Donald Francis Tovey Born in 1875, Donald Francis Tovey was a British musicologist and composer. He took classical honors with his B. A. at Ox ford in 1898, and became a pianist of the first rank, though he never sought a virtuoso career. From 1914 to 1940 he was Reid Professor of Music at Edinburgh University. He died in 1 940. His other books include Normality and Freedom in Music, The Main Stream of Music, A Musician Talks, Essays in Musical Analysis, and Beethoven. EDITORIAL PREFACE: THE desire to set down upon paper a comprehensive system of musical education was present in the mind of...
Donald Francis Tovey Born in 1875, Donald Francis Tovey was a British musicologist and composer. He took classical honors with his B. A. at Ox ford in...
