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Music at Court
by Hogwood, Christopher
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- F/VG+/ND
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK "FOLIO SOCIETY EDITION," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1977* Publisher: The Folio Society.* Binding and cover condition: Quarter bound red and white paper covered boards showing the score of "God Save The King" from Handel's manuscript, with gilt title to blue cloth spine strip. No bumps or rubs, minimal shelf wear. VG+.* Jacket condition: No dust jacket or slip case. ND.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Coloured & patterned end papers showing animals drawing carts carrying musicians (maroon on grey). Clean, crisp, tight and bright. No inscriptions or annotations, seemslightly used. No visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: Numerous colour b/w illustrations throughout. * Pages: 123 pp. text. v pp. notes & index at rear.* Product description:- Music has been written for and by Royalty through the ages & the court musicians and composers have been held in high esteem. They needed to be careful how they carried out their work because their employers had a "strangle hold" on their occupations. However we are blessed today with numerous compositions which would probably not have been as well performed or documented had they they not been performed for the court. Christopher Hogwood was an English conductor, harpsichordist, writer, and musicologist. Founder of the early music ensemble the Academy of Ancient Music, he was an authority on historically informed performance and a leading figure in the early music revival of the late 20th century. He writes about the subject with a light touch.* This is a FINE text copy of the 1st thus 1st imp. with minimal cover wear reducing it to VG+.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8960
- Title
- Music at Court
- Author
- Hogwood, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F/VG+/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edn. 1st Imp.
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London UK. 128
- Date Published
- 1977-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Shelf Wear
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