The Present State of Music in Germany, the Netherlands, and United Provinces. Or, the Journal of a Tour through those Countries Undertaken to Collect Materials for a General History of Music, Paperback

First published in 1773, and reissued here in its 1775 second edition, this account by Charles Burney (1726-1814) traces one of the journeys he undertook to research his General History of Music. It provides invaluable first-hand insight into European musical life and practices in the eighteenth century.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Author(s): Charles Burney
• Number of pages: 394
• Collection: Cambridge Library Collection - Music
• Publication date: 2014
• Dimensions: 216 x 143 x 24
• Cover type: Paperback / softback