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.
Books by Curwen, John
Teacher's Manual of the Tonic
Teacher's Manual of the Tonic Sol-Fa Method
Singing for schools and congregations (1843 edn. of 1852 with the text enlarged by ten per cent)
Tonic sol-fa
How to read music and understa
How to read music and understand it
Musical theory
The new How to observe harmony
The new How to observe harmony
The commonplaces of music
The commonplaces of music