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The composer and music teacher John Pyke Hullah (1812–84) enjoyed considerable success with The Village Coquettes, his 1836 opera with a libretto by Charles Dickens. He is best remembered, however, for his 'singing school for schoolmasters' which he directed at London's Exeter Hall in the 1840s and later at the specially built St Martin's Hall. Although his use of the French fixed sol-fa system was quickly superseded by Curwen's tonic sol-fa approach, his efforts - with the support of Sir James Kay-Shuttleworth - embedded music firmly in the school curriculum. An influence on the rapid growth of British amateur choral societies, he was also appointed the first government inspector of music in training colleges in 1872. First published in 1886, this biography was prepared from Hullah's notes by his second wife, Frances Rosser Hullah (1839–c.1921), a professional sculptor and writer on music for women's periodicals.

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Author:   John Hullah ,  Frances Hullah
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9781108062435

ISBN 10:   1108062431
Pages:   314
Publication Date:   27 June 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Autobiographical; 2. Autobiographical (cont.); 3. Autobiographical (cont.); 4. Autobiographical (cont.); 5. Autobiographical (cont.); 6. Biographical 1841–3; 7. Biographical 1842–5; 8. Biographical 1846; 9. Biographical 1847; 10. Biographical 1848–54; 11. Biographical 1855–6; 12. Biographical 1857–8; 13. Biographical 1860–1; 14. Biographical 1861; 15. Biographical 1861(cont.); 16. Biographical 1862; 17. Biographical 1863; 18. Biographical 1864; 19. Biographical 1865–6; 20. Biographical 1866–7; 21. Biographical 1868; 22. Biographical 1868–9; 23. Biographical 1870; 24. Biographical 1872; 25. Biographical 1873; 26. Biographical 1874–5; 27. Biographical 1875; 28. Biographical 1876; 29. Biographical 1877; 30. Biographical 1877 (cont.); 31. Biographical 1878; 32. Biographical 1878; 33. Biographical 1879; 34. Biographical 1880; 35. Biographical 1881; 36. Biographical 1882; 37. Biographical 1883–4.

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