Matthias Henriksen Schacht Musicus Danicus eller Danske Sangmester.
København: Hagerups, 1928. Softcover.
Large quarto. Original publisher's dark ivory wrappers printed in red and black. 1f. (recto half-title, verso blank), 1f. (recto title printed in red and black, verso copyright), 1f. (recto dedication to Andre Pirro, verso blank), 1f. (foreword), xxxii, 400 pp. Unopened. Wrappers somewhat worn; small edge tears. Light uniform browning; occasional foxing.
Limited to 250 copies.
Very Good.
"Among the manuscripts that [Schacht, 1660-1700] left at his early death was one on music entitled Musicus danicus eller Danske sangmester, completed on 1 January 1687 ... This work, whose four parts cover singing, theory, composition and playing from thoroughbass respectively, is of particular interest for the fact that it begins with a biographical dictionary of musicians, the first known attempt at such a work. It was known to E.L. Gerber, who used it in the preparation of his own Tonkünstler-Lexicon (1790–92), but his theory that Schacht drew on a lost work by Meibom is without foundation. Schacht was also a composer, but none of his music has survived." John Bergsagel in Grove Music Online.
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