Jane Austen's World Magazine Offers a Free CD

The March/April 2010 issue of Jane Austen's Regency World comes with a FREE CD of music that would have been performed in Bath during Jane's time in the city.

In particular the disc includes a work by Thomas Linley the Younger, a contemporary of Mozart, who tragically drowned at a young age. Writing in the magazine, Patrick Wood considers how "the young Thomassino" was a match for the great Mozart.

Also in the March/April issue - which is devoted to music of Jane Austen's time - you can read of Haydn's visit to Bath in 1794 in his own words; how much Jane Austen knew about music; the significance of the harp as an instrument of social status in Jane's time; and learn about the Knyvett family of musicians.

The My Jane Austen feature is by Professor Richard Jenkyns, a descendant of Jane's brother, James, who recently appeared on a BBC radio programme called Jane Austen's iPod. The presenter of that programme, David Owen Norris, has written about recent musical discoveries in Jane's family archives.

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In this issue:

• Franz Joseph Haydn the composer describes his visit to Bath in 1794
• Jane Austen, music lover? Maggie Lane explores the author's knowledge of music
• What was on Jane's iPod? David Owen Norris examines some new discoveries
• Thomas Linley: Mozart's boyhood rival The composer who was considered as talented as Mozart
• Tidings of my harp Instruments and social status
• A golden time Kelly M McDonald chronicles the work of the Knyvett family
• Matters of Taste Sense & Sensibility examined
• ...plus news from JAS and JASNA; My Jane Austen; quiz; competition; and CD reviews
  

Because of the inclusion of a CD, only a limited number of additional copies of this issue of Jane Austen's Regency World - which is published on February 26 - will be available for late subscriptions.

To order your copy subscribe now at www.janeaustenmagazine.co.uk