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Sir George Smart (1776 1867), conductor, composer, singing teacher
and organist, was a central figure in nineteenth-century British
musical life. He is best remembered as one of the founder members
of the Philharmonic Society, for which he often conducted. Notably,
in 1826 he presided over the first performance in England of
Beethoven's ninth symphony. Smart was also much in demand as a
conductor at the major English musical festivals and on royal
occasions. These edited journal entries, first published in 1907,
provide insightful accounts of concert life at the time, and they
are particularly valuable for Smart's detailed observations -
gathered during his extensive tour of 1825 - on musical practice in
Europe, including conducting methods and performing speeds. The
journal extracts end in 1845 with an account of Smart's visit to
Bonn for the unveiling of Beethoven's statue."
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.The
eighteenth-century fascination with Greek and Roman antiquity
followed the systematic excavation of the ruins at Pompeii and
Herculaneum in southern Italy; and after 1750 a neoclassical style
dominated all artistic fields. The titles here trace developments
in mostly English-language works on painting, sculpture,
architecture, music, theater, and other disciplines. Instructional
works on musical instruments, catalogs of art objects, comic
operas, and more are also included. ++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++<sourceLibrary>British
Library<ESTCID>T028858<Notes>Dr. Philip Hayes, son of
the late Dr. William Hayes, died in March 1797. The paper is
watermarked 1797.<imprintFull> London, 1798?].
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The Knights Templar Chronology tells the year by year story of one
of history's most secret and mysterious brotherhoods -- in detail
unmatched by any other reference volume. This remarkable book maps
out at a glance the Templar's rise and fall from which so many
modern-day groups draw inspiration. Never before have the world's
most intriguing Knights had their incredible adventures and history
so fully captured. If you liked The Da Vinci Code and Holy Blood
Holy Grail, The Knights Templar Chronology is a fascinating
timeline.
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