A dictionary of musicians
Subtitle: from the earliest ages to the present time
By: Comprising the most important biographical contents of the works of Gerber, Choron, and Fayolle, Count Orloff, Dr. Burney, Sir John Hawkins, &c. &c. together with upwards of a hundred original memoirs of the most eminent living musicians; and a summary of the history of music ...
Contributors: Cross, M. H. (Michael Hurley), 1833-1897, former owner; Arthur Billings Hunt Collection (Columbia University. Libraries); Choron, Alexandre, 1771-1834
Edition: 2d ed.
Publisher: Printed for Sainsbury and Co.
Published: 1827
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Music; Bio-bibliography; History and criticism; Musici; Zangers; Componisten; Muziek
Other titles: Biographical and historical dictionary of musicians; Biographical dictionary of musicians
Notes: Caption title: A biographical dictionary of musicians.

Compiled by John S. Sainsbury. cf. G.H. Farmer, British musicians a century ago (Music & letters, vol. XII, no. 4, Oct. 1931, p. 386-392).

"Summary of the history of music, by Alexandre Choron (Translated from the French)": v. 1, p. [v]-lxiv.

Rare Book copy: v. 1 Half-title wanting.

Rare Book copy: Bookplate of M. field; bookplate of Michael Hurley Cross.

Half-title: A biographical and historical dictionary of musicians.

Access restricted: apply to the head of the Lilly Music Library.

Gift; Mr. & Mrs. Alfred C. & Madeleine Berol; 1966.