Although a well-connected music teacher by profession, Charles Burney (1726 1814) gained greatest recognition for his writings on music. In this 1773 work, reissued here in its 1775 second edition, Burney recounts the 1772 journey that he undertook as one of two research trips for his General History of Music (1776 89). Throughout his travels, he was welcomed by the leading musicians of the day and
Popis produktu
Although a well-connected music teacher by profession, Charles Burney (1726 1814) gained greatest recognition for his writings on music. In this 1773 work, reissued here in its 1775 second edition, Burney recounts the 1772 journey that he undertook as one of two research trips for his General History of Music (1776 89). Throughout his travels, he was welcomed by the leading musicians of the day and heard many performances of the latest music. The whole account provides an invaluable first-hand insight into European musical life in the eighteenth century. Burney's General History and The Present State of Music in France and Italy (1772), the record of his first tour, are also reissued in this series. Volume 1 includes his visits to Munich, Cologne and Frankfurt, and to Vienna where he spent considerable time with the librettist Metastasio and the composers Hasse and
Knihy
V našej podkategórii Knihy nájdete široký výber kníh z rôznych žánrov, ktoré sú určené pre všetkých, ktorí sa radi ponoria do príbehov a dobrodružstiev. Milovníci sci-fi, fantasy, detektíviek, romantiky ale aj histórie si prídu na svoje. Môžete si prečítať bestsellery, klasiky svetovej literatúry ale aj novinky od slovenských a českých autorov. Okrem toho, nájdete tu aj denníky, autobiografie, cestopisy a mnoho ďalších zaujímavých kníh. Ponúkame knihy v slovenskom, českom a anglickom jazyku. Náš sortiment kníh sa neustále obnovuje, pretože sa snažíme byť vždy v kontakte s dopytom čitateľov aj najnovšími trendami v literatúre. Vyberte si svoju obľúbenú knihu a zažite nezabudnuteľné dobrodružstvo stránkami knihy.