1st Edition

Ancient and Modern William Crotch and the Development of Classical Music

By Howard Irving Copyright 1999
298 Pages
by Routledge

298 Pages
by Routledge

298 Pages
by Routledge

First published 1999, Howard Irving details Croch’s lecturing career and examines the influences of figures such a Charles Burney and Sir Joshua Reynolds on his approach to the ancient-modern debate. Irving also makes available for the first time in a modern edition Crotch’s 1818 lecture series. These texts help to fill a gap in our knowledge of the development of musical classics, as they span a... Read more

1. William Crotch and the Quarrel of Ancients and Moderns.  2. Charles Burney , The Ancients and the Moderns.  3. Musicians and Men of Letters.  4. Conclusion: Crotch and Classical Music.

Biography

Howard Irving