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. This led me to revisit[…]
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 silence,” a vivid depiction emerges[…]
Reason without principles
Dr. Charles Burney (1726–1814), a renowned music historian, published his magnum opus, A General History of Music, in four expansive volumes from 1776 to 1789.[…]