The History of the Royal Academy of Music: Compiled from Authentic Sources

by William Wahab Cazalet

Book Overview

The Royal Academy of Music in London was founded in 1822 by Lord Burghersh (later the 11th Earl of Westmorland), a soldier and keen amateur musician, to whom this book is dedicated. He was supported by the French harpist and composer Nicolas-Charles Bochsa, who had fled to London to avoid prosecution in France for fraud and forgery. In 1854, the Rev. William Wahab Cazalet (1808-75) wrote a history of the Royal Academy 'compiled from authentic sources'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108001831
• ISBN13: 9781108001830
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"