General History of the Science and Practice of Music

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General History of the Science and Practice of Music

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Sir John Hawkins
Hawkins’s General History of the Science and Practice of Music occupied him for 16 years. It was published in five volumes in 1776, a few weeks before Charles Burney’s celebrated General History of Music. Hawkins’s book continues to be invaluable as a mine of detailed information,…
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Hawkins’s General History of the Science and Practice of Music occupied him for 16 years. It was published in five volumes in 1776, a few weeks before Charles Burney’s celebrated General History of Music. Hawkins’s book continues to be invaluable as a mine of detailed information,…
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