Cambridge University Press

The Free Fantasia and the Musical Picturesque is a major contribution to the study of eighteenth-century music ... packed with intriguing insights, appropriate excerpts of music and elegant... — Eighteenth-Century Music More…

A real strength of this book is its wealth of careful research into culture and ideas ... this skilful book has a somewhat hybrid quality. It presents a wealth of research about the cultural... — Music and Letters More…

its influences could well be salutary — BBC Music Magazine More…

The book includes a survey of Atto's cantatas, polished, efficient exemplars of a fashionable new Italian genre, but in the end far less important to their creator than the wordly advancement... — The Times More…

It can be warmly recommended as a worthwhile institutional purchase and as an encouragingly good read — Music Teacher More…