''The Harmonicon'' was an influential monthly journal of music published in
London
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from 1823 to 1833. It was edited at one period by William Ayrton (1777–1858.) Issues contained articles on diverse topics, including reviews of musical compositions, reviews of concert and
opera
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performances, news of contemporary musicians and composers, features on
music theory
Music theory is the study of the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory". The first is the "rudiments", that are needed to understand music notation (ke ...
and the physics of sound, and biographical sketches of important musical figures.
References
The Harmonicon archive at HathiTrust
1823 establishments in the United Kingdom
1833 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
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Music magazines published in the United Kingdom
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