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Marmaduke Overend

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19: 48:(1666/7–1752), who was greatly interested in Greek music and the music of antiquity: Boyce followed this interest. On Boyce's death, Overend bought his teacher's manuscripts. Overend constructed elaborate mathematical tables noting the relationship between note values, or intervals. He assisted 108:
A brief life by W. H. Hadow was published in the 2nd edition of Grove. It lists his compositions and mentions his work on musical theory and his manuscripts. It is very similar to the account of him by Louisa M. Middleton in the
101:, Overend MS. Don c.136-42. They comprise now one volume by Boyce, six by Overend and two by Callcott, nine volumes in all, but Farey noted in his article on the Farey Notation, 194: 307: 70:
Following Overend's death, his library was sold in 1791 by Egerton Bros. His manuscript volumes, as well as Boyce's treatise, were bought by
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Woolrich, A. P. (2020). "Dr Charles Burney and Marmaduke Overend, the scientific organist of Isleworth".
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The Science of Music in Britain, 1714-1830: A Catalogue of Writings, Lectures and Inventions
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He published in 1781 a prospectus for a series of lectures on the science of music, titled
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A Brief account of, and an introduction to, eight lectures, in the Science of Music
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1730 – 1790) was a Welsh music theorist and organist. He served as Organist at
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An Epithalaneum for the marriage of the marriage of George III in 1761
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by transcribing early musical examples for inclusion in the latter's
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Woolrich, A. P. (2019). "The General music articles in Rees's
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by Dr Charles Burney, John Farey, Sr. & John Farey, Jr".
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Twelve sonatas for two violins and a violincello, 1779
82:and informed his writings on music theory in 8: 210:Anecdotes, Biographical Sketches and Memoirs 97:The manuscripts were moved in 1972 to the 22:All Saints, Isleworth as Overend knew it 155: 167:. Garland, New York. pp. 804–808. 224:"Knowledge (XXG) page about music in 212:. F. C. and J. Rivington. p. 16. 7: 44:, (1711–79). Boyce had been a pupil 113:, updated by K. D. Reynolds in the 208:Hawkins, Laetitia Matilda (1822). 14: 78:, where they were consulted by 308:Welsh male classical composers 1: 30: 117:and Jamie C. Kassler in the 35:All Saints Church, Isleworth 193:Overend, Marmaduke (1781). 334: 178:Hawkins, Sir John (1776). 163:Kassler, Jamie C. (1979). 135:A canon for eight voices, 313:Welsh classical organists 303:Welsh classical composers 65:Laetitia Matilda Hawkins 46:Johann Christoph Pepusch 318:British music theorists 103:Edinburgh Encyclopaedia 91:Edinburgh Encyclopaedia 137:Glory be to the Father 23: 21: 226:Rees's --Cyclopaedia 195:"Overend's lecture" 182:. pp. Preface. 72:John Wall Callcott 40:He was a pupil of 37:for thirty years. 24: 142:A Hunting Cantata 85:Rees's Cyclopædia 76:Royal Institution 27:Marmaduke Overend 325: 277: 276: 268: 262: 261: 249: 243: 242: 240: 238: 220: 214: 213: 205: 199: 198: 190: 184: 183: 180:History of Music 175: 169: 168: 160: 99:Bodleian Library 54:History of Music 32: 333: 332: 328: 327: 326: 324: 323: 322: 283: 282: 281: 280: 270: 269: 265: 260:. 25. No. 1: 7. 251: 250: 246: 236: 234: 232:Knowledge (XXG) 222: 221: 217: 207: 206: 202: 192: 191: 187: 177: 176: 172: 162: 161: 157: 152: 126: 12: 11: 5: 331: 329: 321: 320: 315: 310: 305: 300: 295: 285: 284: 279: 278: 275:. 26. No.1: 6. 263: 244: 215: 200: 185: 170: 154: 153: 151: 148: 147: 146: 140: 133: 130: 125: 122: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 330: 319: 316: 314: 311: 309: 306: 304: 301: 299: 296: 294: 291: 290: 288: 274: 273:Burney Letter 267: 264: 259: 258:Burney Letter 255: 248: 245: 233: 229: 227: 219: 216: 211: 204: 201: 196: 189: 186: 181: 174: 171: 166: 159: 156: 149: 145: 141: 138: 134: 131: 128: 127: 123: 121: 120: 116: 112: 106: 104: 100: 95: 93: 92: 87: 86: 81: 80:John Farey Sr 77: 73: 68: 66: 62: 57: 55: 51: 47: 43: 42:William Boyce 38: 36: 28: 20: 16: 293:1730s births 272: 266: 257: 253: 247: 235:. Retrieved 231: 225: 218: 209: 203: 188: 179: 173: 164: 158: 143: 136: 124:Compositions 118: 114: 110: 107: 102: 96: 89: 83: 69: 60: 58: 53: 50:John Hawkins 39: 26: 25: 15: 298:1790 deaths 287:Categories 254:Cyclopedia 150:References 119:New Grove. 144:(c. 1780) 88:and the 56:, 1776. 237:22 May 239:2020 115:ODNB 111:DNB 289:: 230:. 31:c. 241:. 228:" 197:. 29:(

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All Saints Church, Isleworth
William Boyce
Johann Christoph Pepusch
John Hawkins
Laetitia Matilda Hawkins
John Wall Callcott
Royal Institution
John Farey Sr
Rees's Cyclopædia
Edinburgh Encyclopaedia
Bodleian Library
"Overend's lecture"
"Knowledge (XXG) page about music in Rees's --Cyclopaedia"
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1730s births
1790 deaths
Welsh classical composers
Welsh male classical composers
Welsh classical organists
British music theorists

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