Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- BOOK THE FIRST MUSIC IN THE EARLY AGES
- BOOK THE SECOND MUSIC IN THE MIDDLE AGES
- BOOK THE THIRD MUSIC IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
- BOOK THE FOURTH MUSIC IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
- CHAPTER XVI On the condition of Music, in Italy, during the earlier years of the Eighteenth Century
- CHAPTER XVII The condition of Music, in France, England, and Germany, during the earlier years of the Eighteenth Century
- CHAPTER XVIII On the origin and progress of the Modern System of Part-writing
- CHAPTER XIX The Seven Lamps
- CHAPTER XX George Frederick Handel
- CHAPTER XXI Johann Sebastian Bach
- CHAPTER XXII Christoph Willibald Gluck
- CHAPTER XXIII Franz Joseph Haydn
- CHAPTER XXIV Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- CHAPTER XXV Ludwig van Beethoven
- CHAPTER XXVI The development of the Piano-forte
- CHAPTER XXVII On the condition of Dramatic Music, in Italy, during the closing years of the Eighteenth Century
- CHAPTER XXVIII On the condition of Dramatic Music, in France, during the later decades of the Eighteenth Century
- CHAPTER XXIX Concerning the Schools of Leipzig and Vienna
- CHAPTER XXX The general condition of Music, in England, during the closing years of the Eighteenth Century
- BOOK THE FIFTH MUSIC IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
- BOOK THE SIXTH THE PRESENT CONDITION OF MUSIC, AND ITS PROBABLE INFLUENCE UPON THE FUTURE
- Appendix EPITOME OF THE TECHNICAL HISTORY OF MUSIC, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT
- INDEX AND CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
CHAPTER XXVI - The development of the Piano-forte
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2014
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- BOOK THE FIRST MUSIC IN THE EARLY AGES
- BOOK THE SECOND MUSIC IN THE MIDDLE AGES
- BOOK THE THIRD MUSIC IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
- BOOK THE FOURTH MUSIC IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
- CHAPTER XVI On the condition of Music, in Italy, during the earlier years of the Eighteenth Century
- CHAPTER XVII The condition of Music, in France, England, and Germany, during the earlier years of the Eighteenth Century
- CHAPTER XVIII On the origin and progress of the Modern System of Part-writing
- CHAPTER XIX The Seven Lamps
- CHAPTER XX George Frederick Handel
- CHAPTER XXI Johann Sebastian Bach
- CHAPTER XXII Christoph Willibald Gluck
- CHAPTER XXIII Franz Joseph Haydn
- CHAPTER XXIV Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- CHAPTER XXV Ludwig van Beethoven
- CHAPTER XXVI The development of the Piano-forte
- CHAPTER XXVII On the condition of Dramatic Music, in Italy, during the closing years of the Eighteenth Century
- CHAPTER XXVIII On the condition of Dramatic Music, in France, during the later decades of the Eighteenth Century
- CHAPTER XXIX Concerning the Schools of Leipzig and Vienna
- CHAPTER XXX The general condition of Music, in England, during the closing years of the Eighteenth Century
- BOOK THE FIFTH MUSIC IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
- BOOK THE SIXTH THE PRESENT CONDITION OF MUSIC, AND ITS PROBABLE INFLUENCE UPON THE FUTURE
- Appendix EPITOME OF THE TECHNICAL HISTORY OF MUSIC, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT
- INDEX AND CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
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- A General History of MusicFrom the Infancy of the Greek Drama to the Present Period, pp. 284 - 291Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013