John Hoyle (author) explained

John Hoyle (d. 1797?), was author of a dictionary of musical terms entitled Dictionarium Musica [sic]; Being a Complete Dictionary or Treasury of Music, London, 1770;^[1] It was republished, with a new title, in 1790 and 1791. The work was pronounced "short and incomplete" by the Critical Review for February 1791.^[2]

References

Attribution: Hoyle, John.

Notes and References

1. Book: Hoyle, John. Dictionarium Musica. 1770 . National Library of Australia. 18 November 2010.
2. Hoyle, John. Robert Farquharson. Sharp . 28. citing: [Grove's ''Dict. of Music'', i. 755.].