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Concert room and orchestra anecdotes of music and musicians, ancient and modern

Thomas Busby (Author)
The writer, composer and organist Thomas Busby (1754–1838) published this three-volume work in 1825. Gossipy, informative and highly entertaining, it yields all manner of insights into musical life through history. The anecdotes are presented across the three volumes as a delightful potpourri, interspersed with pen portraits of eminent musicians.
Print Book, English, 2013
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2013
Anecdotes
3 volumes : illustrations ; 22 cm.
9781108065276, 9781108065269, 9781108065252, 9781108065245, 1108065279, 1108065260, 1108065252, 1108065244
868308757
Anecdotes, Part II.
Includes index