''The Musical World'' (formerly ''The Musical World; a Weekly Record of Musical Science, Literature, and Intelligence'') was an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

music journal founded and published weekly by

Alfred Novello Joseph Alfred Novello (12 August 1810 – 17 July 1896) was an English music publisher. He was the eldest son of Vincent Novello, and the creator of Novello and Company Ltd as a revolutionary force in music publishing. Life J. Alfred Nov ...

during the

Victorian era In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. The era followed the Georgian period and preceded the Edwardia ...

. The journal was predominantly music related but also included general interest items. It was Novello's first published journal and the first weekly music journal in England. It ran from 18 March 1836 to 24 January 1891, with a total of 71 volumes published over its lifetime. The journal was available for 4''d'' (20''s'' for annual subscription) and usually had 16 pages. It predates comparable publications like Novello's later published ''

The Musical Times ''The Musical Times'' is an academic journal of classical music edited and produced in the United Kingdom and currently the oldest such journal still being published in the country. It was originally created by Joseph Mainzer in 1842 as ''Mainze ...

''. James William Davison became owner and editor of the journal in 1844 until his death the year after. In 1888, the journal was purchased by Edgar Frederick Jacques, who became editor.

Editors

* Charles Cowden Clarke (1836 – c. 1838) * Edward Holmes (c. 1838 – 1839) * George Macfarren (1839–1844) * James William Davison (1844–1885) *

Francis Hueffer Francis Hueffer (born Franz Carl Christoph Johann Hüffer; 22 May 1845 – 19 January 1889) was a German-English writer on music, music critic, and librettist. Biography Hueffer was born in Münster, Germany, on 22 May 1845 to Johann Hermann Hü ...

(1886–1888) * Edgar Frederick Jacques (1888–1891)

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