Georg Joseph Vogler – Tonwissenschaft und Tonsezkunst / Kuhrpfälzische Tonschule. 2 volumes in one – 1776-1778

Tonwissenschaft und Tonsezkunst / Kuhrpfälzische Tonschule. 2 volumes in one – Georg Joseph VoglerMannheim: Gedruckt in der kuhrfürstlichen Hofbuchdruckerei, 1776 / In Commission bij Herrn C. F. Schwan, kuhrfürstl. Hofbuchhändler, und bei Herrn M. Götz, kuhrfürstl. Hof-Musikstecher, 1778. 2 volumes bound in one. Vol I: [8], 206 [2], pages; Vol II: viii, 96 pages. 17.1cm x 10.5cm. Hardcover with brown cardboard binding. An extraordinary, classical music composite volume (Sammelband) containing first editions of Abbé Georg Joseph Vogler’s two foundational musicology treatises. The volume opens with Tonwissenschaft und Tonsezkunst (1776), Vogler's revolutionary theoretical introduction mapping out his famous circle of fifths and chord modulation theories. This is immediately followed by Kuhrpfälzische Tonschule (1778), his practical, highly sought-after pedagogical manual designed specifically for his groundbreaking "öffentliche Tonschule" (public music school) in Mannheim—the direct historical precursor to modern state music conservatories. Both works showcase Vogler’s uniquely conversational, native German instruction style and his pioneering methodology of using Roman numerals to designate harmonic scale degrees. Vol I comes with an engraved fold-out plate of the “Musicalischer Zirkel” as well as a fold-out of a chords table. Also comes with two engraved title vignettes and several engraved head- and tailpieces throughout. Rubbing, bumping, wear, and... lees verder bij Catawiki