The Musical World

Alfred Novello, the journal's founder and original publisher

The Musical World (formerly The Musical World; a Weekly Record of Musical Science, Literature, and Intelligence) was an English music journal founded and published weekly by Alfred Novello during the Victorian era.[1][2] The journal was predominantly music related but also included general interest items.[3] It was Novello's first published journal and the first weekly music journal in England.[4] It ran from 18 March 1836 to 24 January 1891, with a total of 71 volumes published over its lifetime.[5] The journal was available for 4d (20s for annual subscription) and usually had 16 pages.[6] It predates comparable publications like Novello's later published The Musical Times. James William Davison became owner and editor of the journal in 1844 until his death the year after.[7] In 1888, the journal was purchased by Edgar Frederick Jacques, who became editor.[3]

  1. ^ "The musical world | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
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  3. ^ a b Maitland, John Alexander Fuller (1900). "Musical Periodicals" . In Grove, George (ed.). A Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. 2.9. London: Macmillan and Company. pp. 427–429.
  4. ^ Langley, Leanne (1990). "The Musical Press in Nineteenth-Century England". Notes. 46 (3): 583–592. doi:10.2307/941425. ISSN 0027-4380. JSTOR 941425.
  5. ^ Kitson, Richard (1996). "The Musical World - from 1836 to 1865" (PDF). Répertoire international de la presse musicale.
  6. ^ Langley, Leanne (2016). "NOVELLO'S 'NEUE ZEITSCHRIFT': 1883, FRANCIS HUEFFER AND THE MUSICAL REVIEW" (PDF).
  7. ^ "The Musical World, A Weekly Record of Musical Science, Literature, Intelligence. Vol. I [- XIII], From March 15, to June 10, 1836. by PERIODICAL. MUSICAL WORLD.: (1836) | John Price Antiquarian Books, ABA, ILAB". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2022-12-15.