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A General History of the Science and Practice of Music — Volume I
Sir John Hawkins
Music history / theory / primary historiographical source · 1776 · English
Sir John Hawkins. A General History of the Science and Practice of Music — Volume I. London: T. Payne and Son, 1776.
Hawkins begins his five-volume history with ancient theory, systems, modes, intervals and early writers, presenting music as both a science and a historical practice. The work appeared in the same year as the first volume of Burney’s rival history and provides an essential alternative model of eighteenth-century musical…
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A General History of the Science and Practice of Music — Volume II
Sir John Hawkins
Music history / theory · 1776 · English
Sir John Hawkins. A General History of the Science and Practice of Music — Volume II. London: T. Payne and Son, 1776.
Volume II extends Hawkins’s historical narrative into medieval and early European traditions, combining theoretical history, institutional evidence and biographical material. The author’s dense documentation preserves references to writers and practices that were not easily accessible to later readers.
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A General History of the Science and Practice of Music — Volume III
Sir John Hawkins
Music history / biography / theory · 1776 · English
Sir John Hawkins. A General History of the Science and Practice of Music — Volume III. London: T. Payne and Son, 1776.
Volume III moves further into Renaissance and early-modern European musical culture, integrating theory, composers, institutions and changing styles. Hawkins’s method alternates narrative history with extended documentary and biographical passages.
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A General History of the Science and Practice of Music — Volume IV
Sir John Hawkins
Music history / biography / criticism · 1776 · English
Sir John Hawkins. A General History of the Science and Practice of Music — Volume IV. London: T. Payne and Son, 1776.
Volume IV brings Hawkins closer to seventeenth- and eighteenth-century practice, where biography and institutional history become increasingly prominent. It provides extensive evidence for English musical life alongside discussion of continental composers and styles.
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A General History of the Science and Practice of Music — Volume V
Sir John Hawkins
Music history / biography / contemporary criticism · 1776 · English
Sir John Hawkins. A General History of the Science and Practice of Music — Volume V. London: T. Payne and Son, 1776.
The final volume completes Hawkins’s vast survey and reaches the musical world nearest his own lifetime. It combines biographical portraits, institutional history and judgments about repertory and practice, closing one of the foundational English histories of music.
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