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English music historian (1726–1814)
was the father of the writers Frances Burney and Sarah Burney, of the explorer James Burney, and of Charles Burney, a classicist and book donor to the British
Charles_Burney
English novelist, diarist and playwright (1752–1840)
Frances Burney (13 June 1752 – 6 January 1840), also known as Fanny Burney and later Madame d'Arblay, was an English novelist, diarist and playwright.
Frances_Burney
English writer and scholar (1757–1817)
Charles Burney FRS (4 December 1757 – 28 December 1817) was an English writer and scholar. He was best known for his works on Greek literature. He was
Charles_Burney_(schoolmaster)
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Charles Burney (1726–1814) was an English music historian. Charles Burney may also refer to: Charles Burney (Archdeacon of Colchester) (1786–1864), Anglican
Charles Burney (disambiguation)
Charles_Burney_(disambiguation)
British archaeologist (1930–2024)
Charles Allen Burney (1930 – 10 November 2024) was a British archaeologist known for his discovery of Urartian sites in Turkey in the 1950s and his excavations
Charles_A._Burney
English novelist (1772–1844)
Harriet Burney (29 August 1772 – 8 February 1844) was an English novelist. She was the daughter of the musicologist and composer Charles Burney and half-sister
Sarah_Burney
Italian castrato singer (1705–1782)
by the acclamations of the audience" (to quote the music historian Charles Burney). This account, however, cannot be verified, since no surviving work
Farinelli
Male singer who is castrated to maintain a high voice
not known specifically. During the 18th century, the music historian Charles Burney was sent from pillar to post in search of places where the operation
Castrato
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Charles McBurney may refer to: Charles McBurney (archaeologist) (1914–1979), American archaeologist Charles McBurney (politician) (born 1957), member of
Charles_McBurney
English nursery rhyme
and Old Dame Gill. A musical arrangement of the rhyme as a catch by Charles Burney was published in 1777, at a date earlier than any still existing copy
Jack_and_Jill
Surname list
human rights activist Cecil Burney (1858–1929), British admiral Charles Burney (disambiguation), several people Christopher Burney (1917–1980), British spy
Burney_(surname)
Anglo-Australian landholder, winemaker and politician (1824–1904)
Charles Burney Young (7 July 1824 – 29 September 1904), generally referred to as C. B. Young, was a landholder, winemaker and politician in the early days
Charles_Burney_Young
Charles Fox Burney (4 November 1868 – 15 April 1925) was a biblical scholar at Oxford University, England. Charles was the son of Charles Burney, Paymaster
Charles_Fox_Burney
Creature in Greek mythology
that compartments must have been built for them aboard Noah's Ark. Charles Burney expounded c. 1789, in A General History of Music: "The name, according
Siren_(mythology)
Italian composer (1685–1757)
Thomas Roseingrave, who would later describe his harpsichord skills to Charles Burney. Scarlatti was already an accomplished harpsichordist; there is a story
Domenico_Scarlatti
English writer (1755–1800)
James Burney, the writer Frances "Fanny" Burney, the scholar Charles Burney and the writer Sarah Harriet Burney. Her elder sister Esther went with her in
Susan_Burney
English composer and violinist (1756–1778)
providing entertainment to the wealthy tenants of the elegant city. Charles Burney famously described them as "a Nest of Nightingales". Tom's father, Thomas
Thomas_Linley_the_younger
English playwright and governess
Sarah Burney, and granddaughter of the musicologist Charles Burney. One of eight children of musicians Esther "Hetty" Burney (1749–1832) and Charles Rousseau
Frances_Burney_(1776–1828)
Port and market town in Norfolk, England
broadcaster Charles Burney (1726–1814), historian of music, served as organist of St Margaret's Church for nine years from 1751. Charles Burney (1757–1817)
King's_Lynn
English singer and actress (1714–1766)
at times her voice was criticized for a lack of polished technique. Charles Burney wrote of her singing that "by a natural pathos, and perfect conception
Susannah_Maria_Cibber
English accountant and teacher, suggested name of Pluto (1918–2009)
1930. At the time, she was 11 years old. Venetia Burney was the daughter of Rev. Charles Fox Burney, Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture
Venetia_Burney
Anglican archdeacon (1786–1864)
Christianity portal Charles Parr Burney (1786–1864) was an Anglican archdeacon in the middle of the nineteenth century. The son of Charles Burney (schoolmaster)
Charles Burney (Archdeacon of Colchester)
Charles_Burney_(Archdeacon_of_Colchester)
Anglican priest (died 1907)
Charles Burney was an Anglican priest: the Archdeacon of Kingston-upon-Thames from 1879 to 1904. The son of a clergyman, Burney was educated at Magdalen
Charles Burney (Archdeacon of Kingston)
Charles_Burney_(Archdeacon_of_Kingston)
American lawyer and politician
Charles Orson Burney Jr. (May 28, 1907 – October 1972) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was born on May 28, 1907, in Buffalo, New
Charles_O._Burney_Jr.
Czech-Austrian composer and violinist (1644–1704)
named the best violin composer of the 17th century by music historian Charles Burney. In the late 20th century Biber's music, especially the Mystery Sonatas
Heinrich_Ignaz_Franz_Biber
Techniques pioneered by the court orchestra of Mannheim
discipline and the individual skill of its players; the English traveler Charles Burney called it "an army of generals". Their performance style included new
Mannheim_school
Opera composer (1714–1787)
his operas in Parma. On 2 September 1771 Charles Burney visited Gluck, who was living in Sankt Marx. Burney thought Gluck's preface, in which Gluck gives
Christoph_Willibald_Gluck
Humor on instrument and its players
the orchestra in Naples, where according to English music historian Charles Burney he was "so wild and unsteady a timist, that instead of regulating and
Viola_jokes
French musician (1744–1824)
dedicated sonatas to her, including Johann Schobert, Luigi Boccherini, Charles Burney, Ernst Eichner, and Henri-Joseph Rigel. Her compositions number almost
Anne_Louise_Brillon_de_Jouy
Compositions by George Frideric Handel
seemed to me more grateful and pleasing, particularly, in subject. — Charles Burney, writing of the performance of the sixth Grand Concerto at the Handel
Concerti grossi, Op. 6 (Handel)
Concerti_grossi,_Op._6_(Handel)
1725 opera by Handel
national uniform for youth and beauty. To 18th century musicologist Charles Burney, Rodelinda "contains such a number of capital and pleasing airs, as
Rodelinda_(opera)
18th-century Italian composer
rescued the imperiled music of the eighteenth century", His contemporary, Charles Burney, held that "he had certainly a great share of whim and caprice, but
Francesco_Maria_Veracini
Texture in music
multiple voices. Homophony as a term first appeared in English with Charles Burney in 1776, emphasizing the concord of harmonized melody. Homophony first
Homophony
English soprano and composer
successful concert career in London during the 1780s. Music historian Charles Burney praised the sweetness of her voice and her tasteful musical interpretations
Harriett_Abrams
The music articles in Rees's Cyclopaedia were Charles Burney's (1726-1814) final literary production, and form in effect the Dictionary of Music he never
Music articles in Rees's Cyclopaedia
Music_articles_in_Rees's_Cyclopaedia
Italian opera singer (1759 – after 1803)
Gabrielli, detta la Ferrarese ("nicknamed the Ferrarese one"), whom Charles Burney heard in Venice in 1770, is not based on solid evidence. What is known
Adriana_Ferrarese_del_Bene
Italian opera composer (1690–1730)
directness of dramatic expression praised by music historian Charles Burney. According to Burney, "Vinci seems to have been the first opera composer who,
Leonardo_Vinci
Thoroughfare in Soho, London
Charles Burney, whose other children, also living there, included writer Sarah Burney, explorer James Burney, and classicist Charles Burney. Charles Thomas
Poland_Street
English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)
gout, and his remaining friends, including novelist Fanny Burney (the daughter of Charles Burney), came to keep him company. He was confined to his room
Samuel_Johnson
English explorer and writer (1750–1821)
scholar Charles Burney and his wife Esther Sleepe (c. 1725–1762). His notable siblings included the correspondent Susanna Phillips, scholar Charles Burney, novelist
James_Burney
Work of Rousseau
the future Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. An English translation by Charles Burney, The Cunning Man, was performed in London in 1762. Rousseau's work was
Le_devin_du_village
German violinist, composer and Kapellmeister (1731–1798)
of Johann Stamitz and helped turn the Mannheim orchestra into what Charles Burney described as "the most complete and best disciplined in Europe." The
Christian_Cannabich
1814 novel by Frances Burney
The Wanderer; or, Female Difficulties is Frances Burney’s last novel. Published on 28 March 1814 by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, this historical
The_Wanderer_(Burney_novel)
Italian castrato (1710–1783)
Gluck's La Clemenza di Tito. After 1756, he sang little, though in 1770 Charles Burney heard him and praised his "expression and grace." Always a favourite
Caffarelli_(castrato)
Topics referred to by the same term
Burney may refer to: Burney, California, United States, an unincorporated town and census-designated place Burney, Indiana, United States, an unincorporated
Burney
Italian composer (c. 1650 – after 1713)
later resided in Shrewsbury as a violin and language teacher, and had Charles Burney among his students. He died in 1737, near Vienna. Ayrs For the Violin
Nicola_Matteis
1735 opera by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
performance of his version of the aria "Se cerca, se dice" had – according to Charles Burney – made an impression "seldom" equalled on the English public. In the
L'Olimpiade_(Pergolesi)
The music articles in Rees's Cyclopaedia were written by Charles Burney (1726–1814), with additional material by John Farey Sr. (1766–1826), and John Farey
List of music biographies in Rees's Cyclopaedia
List_of_music_biographies_in_Rees's_Cyclopaedia
British foundling (1757–1843)
before his death in 1787. Sidney went on to work with schoolmaster Charles Burney, managing his schools. In 1804, Anna Seward published a book about Sidney's
Sabrina_Sidney
Topics referred to by the same term
Senator Burney may refer to: Charles O. Burney Jr. (1907–1972), New York State Senate Dwight W. Burney (1892–1987), Nebraska State Senate This disambiguation
Senator_Burney
British actor (born 1957)
Charles McBurney, who was credited with describing the medical sign McBurney's point. Simon McBurney's mother, Anne Francis Edmondstone (née Charles)
Simon_McBurney
British opera singer
Farmer Hawthorn in Love in a Village, and Artabanes in Artaxerxes. Charles Burney commented that he "constantly possessed the favour of the public by
John_Beard_(tenor)
1741 sacred oratorio by Handel
but much more unworthy of the Messiah"; Handel's early biographer Charles Burney merely found it "dry and uninteresting". A change of key to E major
Messiah_(Handel)
Archive of English newspapers
The Burney Collection consists of over 1,270 17th-18th century newspapers and other news materials, gathered by Charles Burney, most notable for the 18th-century
Burney Collection of Newspapers
Burney_Collection_of_Newspapers
Company founded to support the performance of operas by Händel in London
£1000. Otto Erich Deutsch printed a list of 63 names, a later list by Charles Burney carried 73 names. The extra ten were perhaps those admitted at the directors'
Royal Academy of Music (company)
Royal_Academy_of_Music_(company)
Italian coloratura singer (1730–1796)
important soprano of her age. A woman of great personal charm and dynamism, Charles Burney referred to her as "the most intelligent and best-bred virtuosa" that
Caterina_Gabrielli
19th-century British encyclopædia
the life and times of Charles Burney and his writings on music. In 1948 Percy Scholes published his biography The Great Dr Burney, 2 vol., and devoted
Rees's_Cyclopædia
Opera by Antonio Salieri
the opera premiered in Dresden. This performance was witnessed by Charles Burney, and included Angiola Calori in the cast. Salieri later reused some
L'amore_innocente
District of London, England
Ardagh William Belsham (1752–1827), political writer and historian Charles Burney (1757–1817), schoolmaster Caroline of Brunswick (1768–1821), princess
Hammersmith
Six string quartets by Joseph Haydn
key signatures and many sections emphasizing the viola and cello. Charles Burney wrote to Haydn praising these innovations: ...they are full of invention
String Quartets, Op. 76 (Haydn)
String_Quartets,_Op._76_(Haydn)
1715 opera by Handel
in the Haymarket on 25 May 1715, in a lavish successful production. Charles Burney maintained near the end of the eighteenth century: Amadigi contained
Amadigi_di_Gaula
a list of music plates in Rees's Cyclopaedia. They were written by Charles Burney (1726–1814), with additional material by John Farey, sr (1766–1826)
List of music plates in Rees's Cyclopaedia
List_of_music_plates_in_Rees's_Cyclopaedia
Novel by Frances Burney
was published in July 1782. Frances Burney began working on the novel in 1780, after her father, Dr. Charles Burney, and her literary mentor, Samuel Crisp
Cecilia_(Burney_novel)
Extinct language family
Journal of the American Oriental Society. 111 (4): 720–730. JSTOR 603403. Charles Burney. Historical Dictionary of the Hittites. (2004) pp. 129. [1] Marilyn
Hurro-Urartian_languages
Italian composer (1582–1652)
published in England by the traveller and music historian Dr Charles Burney. However, Burney's edition does not show the ornamentation for which the work
Gregorio_Allegri
English painter
son of Richard Burney and Elizabeth Humphries. The musicologist Charles Burney was his uncle and the writer Frances (or "Fanny") Burney was his cousin
Edward_Francis_Burney
Italian castrato (1686-1758)
of Senesino breaking character, as reported by the music historian Charles Burney. Senesino had the part of a furious tyrant, and Farinelli that of an
Senesino
Greek historian (c. 400 – 330 BC)
Pompeius Trogus is the other. Strabo viii Strabo Pol. xii, 25 As quoted in Charles Burney A General History of Music, Vol. I (1776), p. 175 In his Epichorios
Ephorus
English periodical
articles to the periodical. Later contributors included James Ralph, Dr. Charles Burney, John Cleland, Theophilus Cibber, James Grainger, Anna Letitia Barbauld
The_Monthly_Review_(London)
German poet and musician (1739–1791)
Geislingen an der Steige. Meeting Schubart in Ludwigsburg in 1772, Charles Burney called him "the first, real great harpsichord player that I had hitherto
Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
Christian_Friedrich_Daniel_Schubart
Suburb of District Council of Robe, Wattle Range Council, South Australia
Major General Anthony Bacon and Lady Charlotte Bacon and the wife of Charles Burney Young who was ‘an early settler in the area.’ Nora Creina occupies land
Nora_Creina
British eye surgeon and medical charlatan
The time and place of Taylor's death are uncertain. The musicologist Charles Burney claimed that he died on the morning of Friday 16 November 1770 in Rome
John_Taylor_(oculist)
1795 play
Powell as Eltruda. The prologue was written by the author's brother Charles Burney. Despite its high-profile cast including three members of the Kemble
Edwy_and_Elgiva
was discovered during the explorations of Dinkhah Tepe in Iranian by Charles Burney. Glass tubes were discovered by French archaeologists at Chogha Zanbil
History_of_glass
American surgeon
Charles Heber McBurney (17 February 1845 in Roxbury, Massachusetts – 7 November 1913 in Brookline, Massachusetts) was an American surgeon, well known for
Charles_McBurney_(surgeon)
Topics referred to by the same term
novel series by Robert Muchamore Robin Hood, a 1750 opera, music by Charles Burney (under the Temple of Apollo banner), libretto by Moses Mendez Robin
Robin_Hood_(disambiguation)
Stanley (1712–1786) James Nares (1715–1783) John Garth (1721–1810) Charles Burney (1726–1814) Capel Bond (1730–1790) William Jackson (1730–1803) Thomas
Chronological list of English classical composers
Chronological_list_of_English_classical_composers
English engineer and politician
Sir Charles Dennistoun Burney, 2nd Baronet CMG (28 December 1888 – 11 November 1968, in Bermuda) was an English aeronautical engineer, private inventor
Dennistoun_Burney
Italian composer (1676–1760)
his day like Francesco Saverio Quadrio, Jean-Benjamin de La Borde and Charles Burney, Orlandini, along with Vivaldi, is considered one of the major creators
Giuseppe_Maria_Orlandini
Italian opera singer
various pasticcio, until 1717. The eighteenth-century musicologist Charles Burney described Nicolini as "this great singer, and still greater actor",
Nicolò_Grimaldi
Italian castrato (c. 1705–1779
operas by George Frideric Handel at Covent Garden in 1737. Musicologist Charles Burney wrote that "his abilities during his stay in England seem to have made
Domenico_Annibali
Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet (1858–1929)
Captain Charles Burney RN and Catherine Elizabeth Burney (née Jones), Burney was born in Saint Saviour, Jersey. He was educated at Burney's Royal Naval
Cecil_Burney
Opera by George Frideric Handel
continuo instruments (cello, lute, harpsichord). 18th century musicologist Charles Burney wrote of Tamerlano: "the overture is well known, and retains its favour
Tamerlano
1983), binman who won £9.7 million on the UK National Lottery in 2002 Charles Burney (1726–1814), organist in King's Lynn, composer and musicologist Gerry
List of people from King's Lynn
List_of_people_from_King's_Lynn
Irish painter (1741–1806)
of Navigation) in 1791, which featured the English music historian Charles Burney. Among other things, he insisted on the necessity of purchasing a collection
James_Barry_(painter)
She was also on friendly terms with Charles Burney and Sarah Burney and Hester Thrale. In May 1784 when Charles James Fox, after an epic battle, was
Frances_Crewe,_Lady_Crewe
History of musical appreciation
1808 Wesley visited Charles Burney in his rooms in Chelsea where he played for him from the copy of Book I of the '48' that Burney had received from C
Reception of Johann Sebastian Bach's music
Reception_of_Johann_Sebastian_Bach's_music
Anglo-Irish politician and philosopher (1729–1797)
. They leave me to myself; they see that I can do myself justice". Charles Burney viewed it as "a most admirable book—the best & most useful on political
Edmund_Burke
2016 British TV series or programme
Manchester Art Gallery – a painting that was thought to be a portrait of Charles Burney and attributed to Nathaniel Dance is restored and shown to be a work
Britain's_Lost_Masterpieces
English singer (1754–1792)
were also attributed to her behaviour by the composer William Jackson, Charles Burney and others, adding to the public's admiration of Elizabeth, propelling
Elizabeth_Ann_Linley
Town in South Australia
Adelaide Hills on the banks of the Bremer River. It was laid out by Charles Burney Young in 1858, and is believed to be named after Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Harrogate,_South_Australia
Italian opera singer
his voice was declining but he is reputed to have been a fine actor. Charles Burney noted that "his voice was feeble, and his execution moderate", but Cibber
Valentino_Urbani
1735 opera by George Frideric Handel
had not worked with before, considered by contemporary musicologist Charles Burney to be the finest English soprano of the day, and the virtuoso castrato
Ariodante
1726 opera by George Frideric Handel
audiences and contains much beautiful music, as 18th century musicologist Charles Burney wrote: though the first act of this opera is rather feeble, and the
Scipione
German composer and oboist
distinguished musical group gathered round a harpsichord, with Fischer and Charles Burney among them. Mozart composed a set of Twelve Variations in C on a Menuett
Johann_Christian_Fischer
Anglo-Irish writer (1728–1774)
Smith, Edward Gibbon, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Sir William Jones, Fox and Dr. Burney. The project, however, was not realised due to Goldsmith's death. His work
Oliver_Goldsmith
Singing technique
castrato hallmark entailing masterly breath control. Having visited Italy, Charles Burney wrote in his 1789 General History of Music that "none of all Farinelli's
Messa_di_voce
Italian opera singer
to the majority, however, the latter too were far from bad and poor. Charles Burney reported "she had in her youth been very superior to all her contemporaries
Vittoria_Tesi
London dining club founded in 1764 by Joshua Reynolds, Samuel Johnson, and Edmund Burke
addition of more Company to pass the Evening agreeably. Later member Charles Burney wrote that Johnson wanted a group "composed of the heads of every liberal
The_Club_(dining_club)
Australian politician (born 1957)
Linda Jean Burney (born 25 April 1957) is an Australian Labor Party (ALP) politician who was the member of Parliament (MP) for the division of Barton from
Linda_Burney
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