A musical directory for the year 1794. To be continued annually. Containing the names and address [sic] of the composers & professors of music with a number of amateurs vocal and instrumental.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print making them highly accessible to libraries undergraduate students and independent scholars.The eighteenth-century fascination with Greek and Roman antiquity followed the systematic excavation of the ruins at Pompeii and Herculaneum in southern Italy; and after 1750 a neoclassical style dominated all artistic fields. The titles here trace developments in mostly English-language works on painting sculpture architecture music theater and other disciplines. Instructional works on musical instruments catalogs of art objects comic operas and more are also included. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT227152Dedication signed by the compiler and editor: J. Doane.London: printed for the editor; published by R. H. Westley; and sold by the following music-sellers: Messrs. Longman & Broaderip; Smart; Bland; Betts; Fentum; &c. &c. [1794]. vii [1]87 [1]p.; 8