The Musical World

The Musical World (formerly The Musical World; a Weekly Record of Musical Science, Literature, and Intelligence) was an English music journal founded and published weekly by Alfred Novello during the Victorian era.^[1][2] The journal was predominantly music related but also included general interest items.^[3] It was Novello's first published journal and the first weekly music journal in England.^[4] It ran from 18 March 1836 to 24 January 1891, with a total of 71 volumes published over its lifetime.^[5] The journal was available for 4d (20s for annual subscription) and usually had 16 pages.^[6] It predates comparable publications like Novello's later published The Musical Times. James William Davison became owner and editor of the journal in 1844 until his death the year after.^[7] In 1888, the journal was purchased by Edgar Frederick Jacques, who became editor.^[3]

Alfred Novello, the journal's founder and original publisher

Editors

• Charles Cowden Clarke (1836 – c. 1838)^[2][5]
• Edward Holmes (c. 1838 – 1839)^[5]
• George Macfarren (1839–1844)^[5]
• James William Davison (1844–1885)^[2]
• Francis Hueffer (1886–1888)^[8]
• Edgar Frederick Jacques (1888–1891)^[8]