The Great Abuse of Musick. In Two Parts
- Type:
- boek
- Titel:
- The Great Abuse of Musick. In Two Parts
- Jaar:
- 1711
- URL:
- https://archive.org/details/greatabmusi00bedf/page/n6 Internet Archive
- Onderwerp:
- 18th Century (1701-1800)
Music criticism
Theater criticism
Moral education
Religion - Taal:
- Engels
- Uitgever:
- London Wyatt 1711
- Plaatsnummer:
- ORPH.KTS1 C1.62 06F05 (Orpheus Instituut)
- Paginering:
- [ii]-276 pages musical examples
- Editie:
- 1st ed.
- Nota:
- Arthur Bedford (1668–1745), was an English miscellaneous writer and Vicar. He is most notable for his pamphlets against the Theatre and popular music.
Bedford joined Jeremy Collier and other pamphleteers in their crusade against the stage, and issued a series of tracts, of which one became notorious: A Serious Remonstrance in behalf of the Christian Religion against the Horrid Blasphemies and Impieties which are still used in the English Playhouses (1719). This work cited a number of scripture texts travestied, and 7,000 "immoral sentiments" collected from English dramatists, especially those of the previous four years. Bedford also gave his attention to church music; his aim was to promote a simpler style of religious music. He published The Temple Musick (Bristol, 1706), The Great Abuses of Music (1711), and The Excellency of Divine Music (1733). - Permalink:
- https://www.cageweb.be/catalog/orp01:000001275