Biography
John Curwen was an English Congregationalist minister and diffuser of the tonic sol-fa system of music education created by Sarah Ann Glover. He was educated at Wymondley College in Hertfordshire, then Coward College as that institution became known when it moved to London, and finally University College London.
Works
The standard course of lessons and exercises in the tonic sol-fa method of teaching music
1892
Musical theory
How to observe harmony
Tonic sol-fa
Singing for schools and congregations (1843 edn. of 1852 with the text enlarged by ten per cent)
How to read music and understand it
How to read music and understand it
1892
The new How to observe harmony
The new How to observe harmony
1879
Teacher's Manual of the Tonic Sol-Fa Method
Teacher's Manual of the Tonic Sol-Fa Method
The sabbath hymn and tune book
The sabbath hymn and tune book
The commonplaces of music
The commonplaces of music