Böcker i Cambridge Library Collection - Music-serien

Charles Burney (1726-1814), the music historian, is best remembered for his General History and the accounts of his tours in Europe during which he undertook research for the History. The work is elegantly written, offering a fascinating view of Burney's musical enthusiasms and a reflection of contemporary taste.

This biography, first published in 1796, recounts the life of Italian poet and librettist Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782). Alternating biographical narrative with translations of the poet's correspondence, it provides a faithful account of Metastasio's complex life and affairs. Volume 1 covers Metastasio's life from his early childhood until 1751.

The writer, composer and organist Thomas Busby (1754-1838) published this three-volume work in 1825. Gossipy, informative and highly entertaining, it yields all manner of insights into musical life through history. The anecdotes are presented across the three volumes as a delightful potpourri, interspersed with pen portraits of eminent musicians.

Charles Burney (1726-1814), the music historian, is best remembered for his General History of Music and the accounts of his musical tours in Europe. This three-volume publication is the novelist Fanny Burney's heavily edited version of her father's memoirs, adding her own stylised accounts of events.

Beethoven was a prolific letter writer, with thousands of examples surviving to this day. This two-volume collection, in English translation, appeared in 1866 and includes the 'Heiligenstadt Testament', one of many documents providing us with startling and personal insights into the character and preoccupations of a musical genius.

Beethoven was a prolific letter writer, with thousands of examples surviving to this day. This illustrated collection of more than 1,200, published in English translation in 1909, includes the 'Heiligenstadt Testament', one of many documents that provide valuable insights into the mind of a musical genius.

Pianist and composer Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870) was a central figure in European musical life. This two-volume biography, compiled by his wife Charlotte from diaries and letters, records his dealings with many great musicians of the time, including Mendelssohn. Reissued here is the 1873 English translation.

Adolf Bernhard Marx (1795-1866) was a German composer, music critic and university teacher. His influential publications included this two-volume study, published in 1863, of the radical innovations in operatic composition that Gluck had pioneered a century earlier. Marx's account is chronologically organised, and includes biographical details and music examples.

Michael Kelly (1762-1826) was an Irish singer and composer who studied music in Italy and performed all over Europe. He later joined London's Theatre Royal as both performer and composer. Volume 1 of his 1826 autobiography is a charming and event-filled account of his early life and musical training.

Nephew of Felix Mendelssohn, Sebastian Hensel (1830-98) prepared this account of one of the nineteenth century's most celebrated musical families. Reissued here is the two-volume 1881 translation of the German revised second edition. Containing valuable source material, Volume 2 covers the period 1836-47.

Published in 1872, this two-volume autobiography by the playwright J. R. Planche tells the story of his long and varied working life in the theatre. Containing many anecdotes about the famous figures Planche worked with, the volumes provide a fascinating glimpse into the Regency and early Victorian stage in London.

Charles Burney (1726-1814), the music historian, is best remembered for his General History of Music and the accounts of his musical tours in Europe. This three-volume publication is the novelist Fanny Burney's heavily edited version of her father's memoirs, adding her own stylised accounts of events.

Charles Burney (1726-1814), the music historian, is best remembered for his General History of Music and the accounts of his musical tours in Europe. This three-volume publication is the novelist Fanny Burney's heavily edited version of her father's memoirs, adding her own stylised accounts of events.

Cecilia, a martyr of the early Christian church, has traditionally been honoured as the patron saint of music and has inspired many composers, notably Henry Purcell and Benjamin Britten. This captivating 1857 work presents a carefully researched survey of the musical events and poetry celebrating her feast day, 22 November.

German actress Minna Planer (1809-66) was Wagner's first wife. Their marriage, never an easy one, lasted until her death. This fascinating collection of letters, translated by Wagner enthusiast William Ashton Ellis (1852-1919), appeared in 1909. It offers an intriguing and intimate view of this larger-than-life composer.

Viennese lawyer Heinrich Kreissle von Hellborn (1812-69) was the first of the composer Schubert's biographers. This 1869 English translation of the 1865 original is by Arthur Duke Coleridge, founder of the Bach Choir, and it contains an appendix by George Grove on his rediscovery of several manuscripts of Schubert's works.

Anton Schindler (1795-1864), violinist and Beethoven's unpaid private secretary, published his biography of the composer in 1840. This 1841 English translation was enhanced by additional material provided by the pianist Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870). Despite inaccuracies, it remains an important source of first-hand information.

First published in 1773, and reissued here in its 1775 second edition, this account by Charles Burney (1726-1814) traces one of the journeys he undertook to research his General History of Music. It provides invaluable first-hand insight into European musical life and practices in the eighteenth century.

First published in 1771, this account by Charles Burney (1726-1814) traces one of the journeys he undertook as part of his research for his most famous work, A General History of Music. It provides invaluable first-hand insight into European musical life and practices in the eighteenth century.

Covent Garden's Theatre Royal first opened its doors in 1732 and exists now as one of the world's great opera houses. Published in 1906, this richly illustrated two-volume account by Henry Saxe Wyndham (1867-1940) celebrates the venue's legendary personalities and productions. Volume 1 covers the period 1732 to 1819.

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) was one of the most original and colourful composers of his generation. The letters reflect the man - exuberant, imaginative, idealistic, opinionated and witty - and give us a fascinating, first-hand, insight into his life. This two-volume selection includes letters to family, friends and fellow musicians.

Nephew of Felix Mendelssohn, Sebastian Hensel (1830-98) prepared this account of one of the nineteenth century's most celebrated musical families. Reissued here is the two-volume 1881 translation of the German revised second edition. Containing valuable source material, Volume 1 covers the period 1729-1835.

The writer, composer and organist Thomas Busby (1754-1838) first published this two-volume work in 1819. It proved controversial as it was alleged that Busby had plagiarised the histories of Burney and Hawkins. In fact, acknowledging his indebtedness to them, Busby provided a popular interpretation of their work for the general reader.

The writer, composer and organist Thomas Busby (1754-1838) first published this two-volume work in 1819. It proved controversial as it was alleged that Busby had plagiarised the histories of Burney and Hawkins. In fact, acknowledging his indebtedness to them, Busby provided a popular interpretation of their work for the general reader.

Scholar and composer Emil Naumann (1827-88) studied with Mendelssohn. This two-volume English translation of his best-known work was made by Ferdinand Praeger (1815-91) and published in 1888. Chapters on music in England have been added by its editor, the eminent Victorian musician Sir Frederick Gore Ouseley (1825-89).

Hector Berlioz (1803-69) was one of the most original and colourful composers of his generation. The autobiography reflects the man - exuberant, idealistic, opinionated and witty - and gives us a fascinating, first-hand, insight into his life. This first English translation from the original French was published in 1884.

Marie-Henri Beyle (1783-1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal, is remembered today for such novels as Le Rouge et le Noir. Involving audacious plagiarism, these early works on music originally appeared in French in 1814 under the pseudonym Louis-Alexandre-Cesar Bombet. This English translation was published in 1817.

William Pole (1814-1900) was a civil engineer and musicologist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1861 and was a founder member of the Royal Musical Association. First published in 1879, this work brings together a series of lectures given in 1877 for the Royal Institution.

The composer and music teacher John Pyke Hullah (1812-84) is best remembered for his 'singing school for schoolmasters'. Published in 1862, this accessible history of music, from plainsong to the mid-nineteenth century, was first given as a course of six lectures at the Royal Institution in 1861.

Sourindro Mohan Tagore (1840-1914), musicologist, educationist and patron of Indian music, was a member of a highly influential family in nineteenth-century Calcutta renowned for patronage of the arts. His invaluable compilation of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century English writings on Indian music by noted orientalists was first published in 1875.