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.
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.
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 |
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 |