A General History of Music Volume 4

Contents

• Essay on the euphony, or sweetness of languages, and their fitness for music
• 1. Of the invention of recitative, and establishment of the musical drama, or opera, in Italy
• 2. Rise and progress of the sacred musical drama, or oratorio
• 3. Of the opera buffa, or comic-opera, and intermezzi, or musical interludes, during the seventeenth century
• 4. Of cantatas, or narrative chamber music
• 5. Attempts at dramatic music in England, previous to the establishment of the Italian opera there
• 6. Origin of the Italian opera in England, and its progress there during the present century
• 7. Progress of the musical drama at Venice, during the present century
• 8. Progress of the musical drama at Naples, and account of the eminent composers and school of counterpoint in that city
• 9. Opera composers employed at Rome, and tracts published in Italy on the theory and practice of music, during the present century
• 10. Of the progress of music in Germany, during the present century
• 11. Of the music of France, during the present century
• 12. General state of music in England at our national theatres, public gardens, and concerts, during the present century
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index.