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A Short Historical Account of the Degrees in Music at Oxford and Cambridge: With a Chronological List of Graduates in that Faculty from the Year 1463

By C. F. Abdy Williams

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9781108001847
Google Books ID
tFMOQQAACAAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5760573 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Music
Edition
1
Pages
172\172
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

C. F. Abdy Williams (1855-1923), a noted music scholar, traced the history of the discipline at Oxford and Cambridge from the fifteenth century to the late Victorian period in this 1894 book. He discusses the earliest records of degrees in the subject, the establishment of professorships, the requirements for degrees and the ceremonies associated with their conferral. He provides biographical information for graduates from as early as 1463, noting that English music of this early period was in a very advanced stage compared to that of the rest of Europe. He also includes, in an appendix, the names of those persons who are mentioned as graduates but whose names do not appear in the university records. His book reveals the importance attached to the cultivation of music at the ancient British universities and the prestige attached to their scholars over several centuries.

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