Historisch-kritische Beyträge zur Aufnahme der Musik - Marpurg, Friedrich Wilhelm 1718-1795; Rousseau, Jean-Jacques 1712-1778; Scheibe, Johann Adolph 1708-1776; Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel 1714-1788; Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim 1729-1781; Graun, Carl Heinrich 1704-1759; Nichelmann, Christoph 1717-1762; Printz, Wolfgang Caspar 1641-1717; Brocklesby, Richard 1722-1797; Baron, Ernst Gottlieb 1696-1760; Schale, Christian Friedrich 1713-1800; Riedt, Friedrich Wilhelm 1710-1783 (Berlin Schütz Lange, 1754)
Vol. 1.1 (Erter Band, Erstes Stück) contains, among others, a translation of Rousseau's 'Lettre sur la musique françoise', a discussion of French vs. Italian music, a report on opera and music in Berlin, a song by CPE Bach and Lessing; 1.2 Scheibe's libretto 'Thusnelde' and a commentary thereupon, biographies of Agricola, Janitsch, a report on the Querelle des Bouffons, a review of Printz's music history (see 15C03), and a song by Nichelmann and Grieß; 1.3 a report on the Opéra and Concert Spirituel, a report on the court of Gotha, Quantz's autobiography, a biography of Gebels, anecdotes, and a song by Agricola and Lessing; 1.4 essays on Batteux' thoughts on music, on Nero and music, biographies of Ruetz, Hoffmann, and a song by Graun; 1.5 an introduction to the Musikübende Gesellschaft of Berli, essays on Scheibe, a report on Breslau; 1.6 excerpts from Printz's music history, a report on the Königliches Opernhaus in Berlin, book reviews, and a song by Graun; 2.1 a report on the musical guild of Friedeland, Richard Brocklesby's 'Reflections on Antient and Modern Musick', an apology of opera, and others; 2.2 essay by Riedt on melodic changes, by Baron on lute tablature an other matters, critique of Remond de Saint-Mard on Marpurg's apology of opera, and a song by Schale and Greiß; 2.3 ideas of Mme Dacier on the flute of the ancients, a chronological overview of opera in Paris since 1645; 2.4 an essay on ancient harmony, on keyboards, a review of Dauben's continuo in three- and four-voice chords; 2.5 Riedt's tables of all three- and four-voice chords, biographies of French female singers, review of Bonlini's chronology of Venetian operas, an essay on Dubos, on music in Dresden and a song by Ossenfelder; 2.6 a continuation of the chronology of Venetian opera, essays on Dubos, Dauben, a biography of Johann Heinrich Quiels, a report on music in Mannheim
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