The Musical Dilettante

by Johann Friedrich Daube

Book Overview

This is an English translation of Johann Friedrich Daube's Musical Dilettante: A Treatise on Composition (Vienna, 1773). Written as a practical, comprehensive guide for aristocratic dilettantes wishing to compose instrumental chamber music for their social entertainment, the treatise covers genres from duets to double fugues, and includes the earliest instruction in string quartets and idiomatic orchestration of symphonies. Daube's Musical Dilettante...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052103065X
• ISBN13: 9780521030656
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.6"