Charles Avison: An Essay on Musical Expression

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Charles Avison : An Essay on Musical Expression

C. Davis, London, c. 1753.

Rebacked expertly saving the original full calf boards, boards with lined gilt border, spine in five compartments of raised bands, gilt lettering on two and three, all edges speckled red. , A very good copy., 8vo., P. half-title, blank, title, contents (3), blank, advertisement (4), 1-152; 1-43, blank; (4), 1-50, (6)., With three musical plates., Volume : Three volumes in one.

Avison is best known as a composer and writer about music. Music historians remember him for his Essay on Musical Expression (1752), which has been described as the first work of English music criticism.

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