Anton Reicha's Treatise on Melody (1814) was one of the most widely read and influential treatises of the early to mid 19th century. Reicha systematically lays

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Since the 1840s, critics have lambasted Wagner for lacking the ability to compose melody. But for him, melody was fundamental - 'music's only form'. This incong

This book demonstrates, in fascinating diversity, how musicians in the nineteenth century thought about and described music. The analysis of music took many for