A General History of Music: From the Earliest Times to the Present; Comprising the Lives of Eminent Composers and Musical Writers, Volume 2

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G. and W. B. Whittaker, 1819 - Music

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TitleA General History of Music: From the Earliest Times to the Present; Comprising the Lives of Eminent Composers and Musical Writers, Volume 2
Volume 2 of A General History of Music, from Earliest Times to the Present: Comprising the Lives of Eminent Composers and Musical Writers. The Whole Accompanied with Notes and Observations, Critical and Illustrative, Thomas Busby
A General History of Music: From the Earliest Times to the Present; Comprising the Lives of Eminent Composers and Musical Writers, Thomas Busby
AuthorThomas Busby
PublisherG. and W. B. Whittaker, 1819
Original fromthe New York Public Library
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