The House of Novello: Practice and Policy of a Victorian Music Publisher, 1829–1866

Contents

• Contents: Introduction
• The economic and social environment in England, 1829-1866: Economic environment and definition of the middle class
• Ecclesiastical and social reform
• The choral movement
• Domestic music and performance
• House Editorial Techniques: Sources of Novello editions
• Editorial philosophy
• Editions of 18th-century music
• Editions of contemporary music: the Missa solemnis
• Editions from spurious sources: Mozart and Haydn
• The Novello stockbook, 1858-1869: a chronicle of publishing activity: Publishing policy: compositions, format, quantity
• Novello's printing methods
• Balance of supply and demand
• Contemporary issues of the Victorian music publisher: Definition of the market and demand
• Acquisition methods
• Copyright law: protection and copublication
• The "taxes on knowledge" and the printing duties
• The Musical Times as a reflection of Novello's editorial policies: Origins of The Musical Times
• Contemporary music journals and fine arts periodicals
• The Musical World
• The music supplements
• The house journal and editorial policy
• Conclusion: Bibliography
• Appendixes.