The writer, composer and organist Thomas Busby (1754-1838) is best
remembered for his highly entertaining Concert Room and Orchestra
Anecdotes (1825), which paints a vivid picture of musical life at
the time. The son of a coach painter, Busby was originally articled
to the composer Jonathan Battishill but found the experience
unrewarding. His compositions (many now lost) include songs,
theatre music, The Divine Harmonist, and the oratorios The Prophecy
and Britannia. Throughout his working life he continued his
extensive literary activities, musical and otherwise, contributing
to journals such as the Monthly Magazine and Public Characters, and
publishing several books, among them A General History of Music
(also reissued in this series). First published in 1818, the
present work is a primer on music theory and the principles of
composition. Busby intended it to be 'a compendium ... modern and
amusing in its style ... to impart knowledge and facilitate
execution'. Reissued here is the second edition of 1826.
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