John Birchensha: Writings on Music (Music Theory in Britain, 15001700: Critical Editions)

Summary: John Birchensha (c.1605?-1681) is remembered for inventing a system that he claimed would enable even those without practical experience of music to learn to compose in a short time. His great aim was to publish a treatise on music in its philosophical, mathematical and practical aspects, entitled Syntagma musicae.