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 Charles Francis Abdy Williams

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110800184X
• ISBN13: 9781108001847
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"