BUSBY, Thomas

Busby was one of the most respectable musicians of the early part of the present century. His attainments, both literary and musical, entitle him to some respect. He was the composer of the first melo-dramatic music heard in Britain, the work in which it occurred being Lewis’ Rugantino. His musical works are now entirely forgotten, though his literary works are occasionally used in connection with the doings of his contemporaries. His History of Music is compiled chiefly from Burney and Hawkins,...