A General History of Music, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Period
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A General History of Music, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Period is an influential multi-volume 18th-century survey of Western music history that helped establish musicology as a scholarly discipline.
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| A General History of Music, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Period canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A General History of Music, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Period Context triple: [Charles Burney, notableWork, A General History of Music, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Period]
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A.
The Evolution of the Art of Music
The Evolution of the Art of Music is a historical and analytical study tracing the development of Western music from its earliest forms to the late 19th century, written by English composer and musicologist Hubert Parry.
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B.
Harmonie universelle
Harmonie universelle is a seminal 17th-century treatise on music theory and acoustics by Marin Mersenne that systematically analyzes musical tuning, instruments, and the physics of sound.
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C.
Traité de la forme musicale
Traité de la forme musicale is a theoretical music treatise by composer and theorist René Leibowitz that analyzes and explains the principles and structures of musical form.
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D.
De institutione musica
De institutione musica is a foundational 6th-century Latin treatise that systematizes ancient Greek music theory and profoundly influenced medieval and Renaissance musical thought.
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E.
Classis Moesica
Classis Moesica was a Roman imperial fleet stationed along the lower Danube, responsible for patrolling and defending the empire’s northeastern river frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A General History of Music, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Period Target entity description: A General History of Music, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Period is an influential multi-volume 18th-century survey of Western music history that helped establish musicology as a scholarly discipline.
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A.
The Evolution of the Art of Music
The Evolution of the Art of Music is a historical and analytical study tracing the development of Western music from its earliest forms to the late 19th century, written by English composer and musicologist Hubert Parry.
-
B.
Harmonie universelle
Harmonie universelle is a seminal 17th-century treatise on music theory and acoustics by Marin Mersenne that systematically analyzes musical tuning, instruments, and the physics of sound.
-
C.
Traité de la forme musicale
Traité de la forme musicale is a theoretical music treatise by composer and theorist René Leibowitz that analyzes and explains the principles and structures of musical form.
-
D.
De institutione musica
De institutione musica is a foundational 6th-century Latin treatise that systematizes ancient Greek music theory and profoundly influenced medieval and Renaissance musical thought.
-
E.
Classis Moesica
Classis Moesica was a Roman imperial fleet stationed along the lower Danube, responsible for patrolling and defending the empire’s northeastern river frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
multi-volume work
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music history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Enlightenment scholarship ⓘ |
| author | Charles Burney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogCode | Burney, General History of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
18th-century music
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Baroque music ⓘ Renaissance music ⓘ ancient Greek music ⓘ medieval music ⓘ |
| field |
music history
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musicology ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1776 ⓘ |
| genre | historical survey ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
educated general readers
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scholars ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
multi-volume treatise
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prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Eurocentric view of music history ⓘ |
| hasReprints | modern scholarly editions ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of musicology as an academic discipline
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later music historians ⓘ |
| isConsidered | foundational text in musicology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastVolumePublicationYear | 1789 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential early contribution to music historiography
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systematic survey of Western music history ⓘ use of primary historical sources ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| publisherLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Western music history ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | earliest ages of music to the 18th century ⓘ |
| volumeCount | 4 ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupation |
composer
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music historian ⓘ |
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Charles Burney
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A General History of Music, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Period
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