Boydell & Brewer

The reader is treated to a wide-ranging discussion that is stylishly written and invitingly presented — Musical Times More…

[A] necessary and detailed chronicle of how the moral, intellectual and cultural meanings invested in this art form set the stage for revolution — Eighteenth-Century Music More…

[A] wide ranging set of first-rate, tightly-focussed essays by leading scholars in their respective fields that makes a significant contribution to the on-going study of music in Britain — Brio More…

The Compendium is well written, authoritative, and interesting enough to be read cover-to-cover or in large chunks, though most people will delve into it as fancy dictates. For scholars writing... — American Record Guide More…

Today [. . .] Zohn can rightly claim that 'as the composer's music has steadily become better known, opinions of him have risen in equal measure' (p.117). And this is thanks in no small part... — Music and Letters More…