Christopher Small

[Small] forces the reader to grasp the reality that different audiences and social factors obligate variant approaches, and he concludes with an aesthetic orientation of universal validity .... — Choice More…

A real gem: deeply committed, pesuasively argued and imbued throughout with a love and understanding of the music — The Wire More…

This combative, infuriating and profoundly stimulating work is no ordinary book. Mr. Small has had the courage to ask some fundamental questions and answers them convincingly with brilliant... — Musical Opinion More…