John Hawkins (music historian)
Sir John Hawkins (born March 30, 1719 in London , † May 21, 1789 in London) was an English lawyer and music historian.
Life
Sir John Hawkins studied law and worked until 1753 as a lawyer and in various judicial offices. In 1772 he was promoted to Knight Bachelor . Then a rich marriage enabled him to devote himself exclusively to his long-cherished passion for musicology.
As a result of the musicological studies that he has now eagerly begun, he published his History of the science and practice of music in 5 volumes in 1776 , a work which is not inferior in value to the famous History of Music by Charles Burney , which was published at the same time, and is still highly valued at the present time (New edition, London 1876, 2 volumes.).
Works
- A general history of the science and practice of music. New ed. With the author's posthumous notes . Reprint d. Ed. Novello, Ewer & Co., London / Peters, New York 1875, ed. u. with reg. vers. by Othmar Wessely . Academic printing and Verl.-Anst., Graz 1969.
literature
- James Alexander Williamson: Sir John Hawkins. The time and the man . Clarendon Press, Oxford 1927.
- Philip Gosse: Sir John Hawkins . Lane, London 1930.
- Elisabeth Hegar: The beginnings of modern music historiography around 1770 with Gerbert , Burney and Hawkins . Heitz, Strasbourg 1932. Reprint 1974. (Collection d'études musicologiques; 7)
- Percy Alfred Scholes: The life and activities of Sir John Hawkins, Musician, magistrate, and friend of Johnson. (Reprint), Da Capo Press, New York 1978. ISBN 0-306-77571-9 .
- Bertram Hylton Davis: A proof of eminence: the life of Sir John Hawkins . Indiana Univ. Press, Bloomington [et al. a.] 1973.
- Hawkins, Sir John . [musician] . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 13 : Harmony - Hurstmonceaux . London 1910, p. 98 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
Web links
- 23 facsimiles at Archive.org : see here
Individual evidence
- ^ William Arthur Shaw: The Knights of England. Volume 1. Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906, p. 294
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hawkins, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hawkins, Sir John (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English music historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1719 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1789 |
| Place of death | London |