Boydell & Brewer

Young conductors, especially, should regard this wonderfully clear book as something akin to a musical bible, and for music lovers who are intrigued by how problems in complex new music . .... — International Record Review More…

Featured in the10 must-read books for Beethoven 250 — BBC Music Magazine More…

Featured in the10 must-read books for Beethoven 250 — BBC Music Magazine More…

This collection comprises compact essays on specific topics concerning clarinet performance, composition, and repertoire. . . . Also provided is insightful discussion of idiomatic use of the... — Choice More…

Fascinating — Musical Times More…

An impeccably organized and elegantly crafted discussion of the previously under-appreciated liturgical materials of medieval Liege, and an enlightening study of the interrelations between liturgical... — Music and Letters More…

Offers a stimulating reading with insights into the act of creation, the compositional process, and the vantage point of the modern creative artist in the twenty-first century — Music and Letters More…

[W]ritten in a very engaging style with little tidbits about seemingly everyone. . . .This is, obviously, an important book if you are interested in conducting and 19th Century performance,... — American Record Guide More…

This collection contains much enlightening material, and is a thought-provoking volume for anyone researching the music of the long nineteenth century in general. As we have come to expect from... — Fontes Artis Musicae More…