Transcriber’s Notes
This e-text is based on ‘The Harmonicon, Part the First,’ from 1833. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation have been retained, but punctuation and typographical errors have been corrected. Uncommon and outdated spelling has not been altered.
In the table of contents, the ‘Foreign Musical Reports’ for the towns of Marienburg and Nurenberg have no correlation to any passages in the text. In some tables, the numbering of items seems to be incorrect. Since the source of error cannot be determined, the numbering scheme has been retained.
‘Months’ have been printed at the bottom of the pages in the original. These references have been changed into side notes at the top of the corresponding page for each new month.
THE
HARMONICON.
1833.
PART THE FIRST,
CONTAINING
ESSAYS, CRITICISMS, BIOGRAPHY, FOREIGN REPORTS,
AND
MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR LONGMAN, REES, ORME, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMAN,
PATERNOSTER-ROW.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES.
Duke Street, Lambeth.
PART THE FIRST.
ESSAYS, CRITICISMS, AND MISCELLANIES.
CONTENTS.
I. BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS.
Page
Ayrton, Edmund, Mus. D.
Batten, Adrian
Blake, William, D.D.
Danby, John
Dupuis, Thomas S., Mus. D.
Garcia, Manuel del P. V.
Hayes, William. Mus. D.
Herold, Louis J. F.
King, Charles, M.B.
Kircher, Anastasius
Mersenne, Marin
Metastasio, (Pietro Trapassi)
Paxton, Stephen
Righini, Vincenzo
Rubini, Gian B.
Smith, John Stafford
Spofforth, Reginald
Stevens, Richard James Samuel
Tamburini, Antonio
Travers, John
Tudway, Thomas
Webbe, Samuel
Weldon, John
Zelter, Carl Friedrich
II. MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS, CORRESPONDENCE, NOTICES, &c.
Amateur’s Musical Party, at the Freemasons’ Tavern
Ancient Concerts, the Leader of the
Anders, M., historical notices relative to the Violin, by
Barnett, (Mr.) and the Philharmonic Society
Base Voice, on the
Beethoven, a theoretical work, by
Beethoven’s Opinion of Contemporary Composers
Beethoven on Canon
Beethoven, Characteristic Traits and Anecdotes of
Belgium, on the actual state of music in
Bellini’s last Opera
Birmingham Musical Festival
Burney, (Dr.) Memoirs of, by Mad. D’Arblay
Cambridge Commencement
Canon, on, by Beethoven
Castel-Blaze, (M.) notice of Tamburini, by
Cathedral Service and Lord Henley
Characteristic Anecdotes and Traits of Beethoven
Choirs, Ecclesiastical, of Great Britain and Ireland—Armagh—Canterbury
Commemoration of Sir Thomas Gresham
Concerts, Memoirs of the Metropolitan
Concerts at Oxford, and on the State of Music at both Universities
Composers, contemporary, Beethoven’s opinion of
Compositions of Handel, on some
Critique, a German
D’Arblay, (Mad.) Memoirs of Dr. Burney, by
Ecclesiastical Choirs of Great Britain and Ireland—Armagh—Canterbury
Fallacies of some Writers on Music
Fashionable Music, rules for composing
Fétis, (M.) an Official Note to
Fortunatus, the new German Opera of
German Opera, Fortunatus, a new
Glasgow Amateur Society
Glee Club, the Manchester Gentlemen’s
Glees, on Prizes for
Gresham Prize Medal for 1832
Gresham, Sir Thomas, Commemoration of
Handel, on some compositions of
Harmonics of the Violin
Hints to Leaders and Conductors
Leader of the Ancient Concerts
Leaders and Conductors, hints to
Lindley’s (Mr. G.) Answer to Mr. Gödbé
Liverpool Amateur Society
Lord Henley and the Cathedral Service
Lyre, on the re-introduction of
‘Mad Tom of Bedlam,’ the Song of
Maelzel’s new Metronome
Manchester Gentlemen’s Glee Club
Melody, a treatise on
Melody and Harmony, Mr. D. Walker on
Memoirs of Dr. Burney, by Mad. D’Arblay
Metropolitan Concerts, Memoirs of the
Millard, (Mrs.) letter from
Millard’s, (Mrs.) Letter, reply of Mr. Purday to
Moscheles, (M.) at Leipzig
Music, fallacies of some Writers on
Music, actual state of, in Belgium
Music, state of, in the Provinces
Music, state of, at both Universities
Music, on Thoughts or Ideas in
Music, utility of to Sailors
Musical Festival, Worcester
Musical Metronomes
Musical Party, Amateur’s, at the Freemason’s Tavern
Norwich Festival
Note, an official, to M. Fétis
Obituary—Herold—Nozzari—Deville
‘Old English Gentleman,’ song of the
Opera Department, state of our Theatres chiefly as relates to the
Otto. M., on the Violin
Oxford, Concerts at
—— Commemoration Concerts
Philharmonic Society and Mr. Barnett
Prize Medal for 1832, the Gresham
Prizes for Glees, on
Provinces, state of Music in the
Purday’s (Mr.) Reply to Mrs. Millard’s Letter
—— reply to Mr. H. Phillips
Rules for composing Fashionable Music
Sailors, utility of Music to
State of our Theatres, on the, chiefly as relates to the Opera Department
Swan, song of the
Thoughts or Ideas in Music
Treatise on Melody, a
Voice, on the base
Violin, Harmonics of
—— M. Otto, on the
—— M. Anders’, historical notice of the
Walker, (Mr. Donald) on the re-introduction of the lyre
—— on Melody and Harmony
Worcester Musical Festival
Work, a theoretical, by Beethoven
III. REVIEW of NEW MUSIC, with Extracts and Illustrations—New Operas—Sacred Works—Arrangements for various Instruments—Vocal—Elementary Books, &c.
[10], [31], [59], [85], [101], [127], [148], [173], [194]
IV. EXTRACTS from the DIARY of a DILETTANTE, (in which the prevailing Topics connected with Music are noticed)
[16], [36], [64], [89], [109], [135], [178], [199]
V. LONDON CONCERTS.
Ancient, the
Benefit, of the Season
Madrigal Society
Metropolitan, Memoirs of the
Philharmonic, the
Royal Academy of Music
Società Armonica
Vocal Society
VI. THE DRAMA.
Covent Garden Theatre
[20], [43], [67], [92], [115], [160], [183]
Drury Lane Theatre
[19], [43], [66], [91], [115], [139], [160]
English Opera House
German Opera
King’s Theatre
[43], [66], [91], [139], [159], [183], [205]
VII. FOREIGN MUSICAL REPORT.
Attenburg
Bergamo
Berlin
[18], [40], [90], [111], [137], [158], [181], [203]
Bernburg