The Timeless Relevance of Dr. Charles Burney’s “Essay on Music Criticism”
As music professionals and aficionados, we often encounter varying degrees of musical taste and critique among our peers and audiences. […]
Music Theory
The sound from the silence
Drawing inspiration from Paul Simon’s poetic line, “But my words like silent raindrops fell, and echoed in the wells of […]
Reason without principles
Dr. Charles Burney (1726–1814), a renowned music historian, published his magnum opus, A General History of Music, in four expansive […]