Author:James Alexander Hamilton

James Alexander Hamilton
(1785–1845)

English composer and writer and translator of books on musical topics

Works

  • Catechism on the Nature, Invention, Exposition, Development, and Concatenation of Musical Ideas (1838) (external scan)
  • Practical Catechism on Singing (1839) (external scan)
  • Catechism on Double Counterpoint and Fugue (1840) (external scan)
  • Complete Catechism of Counterpoint, Melody, and Composition (1840) (external scan)
  • An Introduction to Choral-Singing (1841) (external scan)
  • A Dictionary of Two Thousand Italian, French, German, English, and Other Musical Terms (1842) (external scan)
  • Practical Introduction to the Art of Tuning (1844)
  • Catechism on the Art of Writing for an Orchestra (1846) (external scan)
  • A New Musical Grammar (1849) (external scan)
  • A Catechism of the Rudiments of Harmony and Thorough-Bass (1860) (external scan)
  • Catechism of the Organ (1865) (external scan)
  • Wilhelm's Celebrated Method of Teaching Singing in Classes (1870) (external scan)

As translator

Works about Hamilton


Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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