YORKE-LONG, ALAN - Music at Court - Four Eighteenth Century Studies

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1954, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gilt title on red cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear and with a very slightly faded spine. Internally there is a small neat inscription to front pastedown else very clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has a little wear to spine head and tail and is not price clipped. Preface by Patrick Trevor-Roper and introduction by Professor Edward Dent. 13 illustrations. The brilliant musical life of the 18th century centred around those royal patrons who have gone down in history as enlightened despots. The author has picked out four courts - Parma, Wurttemberg, Saxony and Prussia - to illustrate the significance of court life in the history of music and opera. NOT EX LIB 11. Very Good/Very Good.

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