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This article is 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), and John Farey, Jr (1791–1851). There are 53 plates as well a numerous examples of music typeset.

Music plates

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Charles Burney was well known as the author of a General History of Music, 4 vol 1776–1789 and two travel diaries recording his Musical Tours collecting information in France and Italy, and later Germany, 1+2 vol, 1771 and 1773, as well as the Commemoration of Handel, 1785 and his Musical Memoirs of Metastasio, 1796. John Farey, sr was a polymath, well known today for his work as a geologist and for his investigations of the mathematics of sound, and the schemes of temperament used in tuning musical instruments then. His son, John Farey, jr, was also polymathic in his interests. He contributed numerous drawings for the illustrations of mostly technological and scientific topics in Rees's Cyclopaedia.

The index to plates in Vol 39 of the work notes that plates XXXIV — XLIV were intended to include selections from the works of Haydn and Mozart, and also various National Airs. Since they were readily accessible elsewhere they were omitted to save expense.[1] Plate XLV was also omitted.

Wilson Lowry engraved a number of the general plates in Miscellany and with John Farey Jr, the draughtsman, those on the Hawkins's Claviole and the set on the Organ.[2] The examples of music notation in the Music section must be presumed to have been originally written out by Burney, and were engraved by a Jno [John] Lee.[3] All the plates of musical instruments were also engraved by Lee. A number were drawn by a T. Webster. One was drawn by Edward Francesco Burney, Charles Burney's nephew, and another by an artist named Strange.

Vol III of plates Hydraulics — Naval Architecture

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MISCELLANY

Publication date Plate No Figure No Title Link to digitised plate in the Internet Archive
1820 I 8 and 9 Chinese musical instruments, Ching and King https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n96/mode/1up
1809 IX Whole plate Dramatic Machinery https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n105/mode/1up
1810 X Whole plate Dramatic Machinery https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n106/mode/1up
1816 XIV Whole plate Hawkins's Claviole or Finger Keyed Viol https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n112/mode/1up
1819 XXV 1, 2, 4 Aeolus's Harp; Crowth; Marine Trumpet https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n123/mode/1up

MUSIC

Publication date Plate No Figure No Title Link to digitised plate in the Internet Archive
December 1, 1806 I* Whole plate Modern time-table https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n135/mode/1up
December 1, 1808 II* Whole plate Musical characters https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n136/mode/1up
January 1, 1803 I Whole plate Arpeggio; Ancient Musical Characters; [Keyboard layout] https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n137/mode/1up
November 1, 1804 II Whole plate Thorough base or accompaniment https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n138/mode/1up
December 1, 1804 III Whole plate Thorough base https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n139/mode/1up
November 1, 1804 IV Whole plate Thorough base; Dissallowances in thorough base https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n140/mode/1up
November 1, 1804 V Whole plate Thorough base https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n141/mode/1up
June 1, 1805 VI Whole plate Counterpoint https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n142/mode/1up
September 1, 1805 VII Whole plate Counterpoint https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n143/mode/1up
May 1, 1806 VIII Whole plate Counterpoint https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n144/mode/1up
May 1, 1806 IX Whole plate Music. Answers to the regular Fugues ... https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n145/mode/1up
June 2, 1806 X Whole plate Music. Introduction to the manner of ... https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n146/mode/1up
June 2, 1806 XI Whole plate Counterpoint https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n147/mode/1up
July 1, 1806 XII Whole plate Counterpoint https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n148/mode/1up
1806 XIII Whole plate Counterpoint https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n149/mode/1up
1806 XIV Whole plate Counterpoint https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n150/mode/1up
February 12, 1813 XV Whole plate Counterpoint https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n151/mode/1up
February 12, 1813 XVI Whole plate Counterpoint https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XVI/mode/1up
No date XVII Whole plate Double counterpoint in the octave https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XVII/mode/1up
July 1, 1806 XVIII Whole plate Contrappunto doppio in genere Cromatico https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XVIII/mode/1up
April 11, 1808 XIX Whole plate Contrappunto doppio in genere Cromatico (cont.) https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XIX/mode/1up
July 1, 1806 XX Whole plate Contrappunto doppio in genere Cromatico (cont.) https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XX/mode/1up
April 11, 1808 XXI Whole plate Modulation https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XXI/mode/1up
April 11, 1808 XXII Whole plate Music. Modulation from a given note ... https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XXII/mode/1up
July 1, 1806 XXIII Whole plate Music. Rousseau ...; Kirnberger ... https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XXIII/mode/1up
April 11, 1808 XXIV Whole plate Music. Product of the chord ...[etc.] https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XXIV/mode/1up
April 11, 1808 XXV and XXVI. On one plate numbered XXV Whole plate Music. Example of the Pathetic Genus ...[etc.] https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XXV/mode/1up
November 3, 1818 XXVII Whole plate Music. Fingering on keyed instruments https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XXVII/mode/1up
November 5, 1818 XXVIII Whole plate Music. Iteration in Fingering https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XXVIII/mode/1up
November 5, 1818 XXIX Whole plate Music. Fingering of semitonic or chromatic divisions https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XXIX/mode/1up
November 5, 1818 XXX Whole plate Music. Shakes https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XXX/mode/1up
February 2, 1807 XXXI and XXXII. On one plate numbered XXXII Whole plate Music. Scale of the bassoon https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XXX/mode/1up
March 2, 1807 XXXIII Whole plate Facsimile of an Air on three notes by Rousseau https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XXXIII/mode/1up
[XXXIV — XLIV] Plates omitted from the work to save expense. (see Introduction)
Date cropped XLV Whole plate Music. Original melodies to the tune of Ossian in Temora https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XXXIV/mode/1up
[XLVI] Plate omitted from the work
April 11, 1808 [XLVII] Whole plate Euclidis sectio canonis https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n169/mode/1up
April 11, 1808 XLVIII Whole plate Music. Canon in ogni modo: ... [etc.] https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XLVIII/mode/1up

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Publication date Plate No Figure No Title Link to digitised plate in the Internet Archive
January 1, 1803 I Whole plate Ancient musical instruments https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n171/mode/1up
June 1, 1803 II Whole plate Ancient musical instruments & Masks https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n172/mode/1up
May 1, 1804 III Whole plate Ancient musical instruments https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n173/mode/1up
Date cropped IV Whole plate Ancient musical instruments https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n174/mode/1up
September 2, 1805 V Whole plate Instruments of music:Indian musical instruments https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/V/mode/1up
December 1, 1806 VI Whole plate Instruments of music: Pandean minstrels, in performance at Vaux-Hall https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n176/mode/1up
April 11, 1808 VII Whole plate Musical instruments: Welsh harps https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n177/mode/1up
April 11, 1808 VIII Whole plate Musical instruments: Origin of the bow https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n178/mode/1up
April 11, 1808 IX Whole plate Russian musical instruments https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n179/mode/1up
Aug 1, 1808 X Whole plate Musical instruments: Harps https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n180/mode/1up
October 11, 1811 XI Whole plate Musical instruments: Flutes, Hautboys [etc.] https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n181/mode/1up
November 1, 1811 XII Whole plate Musical instruments: Horns, Serpent [etc.] https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n182/mode/1up
December 1, 1811 XIII Whole plate Musical instruments: Arch-lute [Theobro], Mandolines https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/n183/mode/1up
January 1, 1813 XIV Whole plate Musical instruments: Violin, Cello, Kit, Viol da Gamba https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XIV/mode/1up
December 21, 1811 XV Whole plate Musical instruments:Viol d'Amour. Mandore, Spanish Guitar, Lute https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002007406#page/XV/mode/1up

Vol IV of plates. Navigation — Writing by cipher

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ORGAN

Publication date Plate No Figure No Title Link to digitised plate in the Internet Archive
1814 I Whole plate Organ https://archive.org/stream/cyclopaediaplates04rees#page/n54/mode/1up
1814 II Whole plate Organ: Interior Profile of an English Church Organ https://archive.org/stream/cyclopaediaplates04rees#page/n56/mode/1up
1814 III Whole plate Organ: Made by Messrs Flight and Robson for the Earl of Kirkwall https://archive.org/stream/cyclopaediaplates04rees#page/n58/mode/1up
1817 IV Whole plate Organ: [Detail of the Flight and Robson organ] https://archive.org/stream/cyclopaediaplates04rees#page/n60/mode/1up

References

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  1. ^ Rees, Abraham (1819). Rees's Cyclopaedia. London: Longmans. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ Woolrich, A. P., "John Farey, Jr., technical author and draughtsman: his contribution to Rees's Cyclopædia". Industrial Archaeology Review, 20, (1998), 49-68 AIA Abstracts 1998. Archived 2006-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Lee has not been identified, but there was a wood engraver of that name, who died in 1804.