A.F.C. Kollmann's Quarterly Musical Register (1812)

Download or read book A.F.C. Kollmann's Quarterly Musical Register (1812) written by Michael Kassler and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A.F.C. Kollmann (1756-1829) was born in Germany and moved to London in 1782, where he was organist and schoolmaster of His Majesty's German Chapel. He was one of the most profound music theorists of his time, and a pioneer in introducing Bach's music to England. His most extensive effort to inform the public about developments in the whole field of music was The Quarterly Musical Register--the first number of which is dated 1 January 1812. The journal folded after its second number. Only eight copies of the first number and six of the second appear to be extant. This book reproduces in facsimile both numbers, and presents new information about Kollmann's life and works.