It was a sort of historico-philosophical disquisition on religious imagination, and had an instant vogue. His disquisition was a preliminary to the announcement of an open competition for aspiring composers. Calhoun died in 1850, and the "Disquisition" was published the following year. The other, "Sohbat-nama" is a disquisition on love. Calhoun's ideas on the concurrent majority are illustrated in "A Disquisition on Government". "Heroicus", or "On Heroes", is a popular disquisition on the heroes of the Trojan War.