Boydell & Brewer

New Perspectives on Handel's Music presents a touching, well-deserved tribute to Burrows and his distinguished career as a preeminent Handel scholar — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

[An] engrossing history...dubbed the 'songbird of Drury Lane', Clive performed an extraordinary range of musical styles to great acclaim...Joncus gives a fascinating account...painstakingly... — BBC Music Magazine More…

Albright has written a literary essay of great originality and charm, appealing to undergraduates through faculty, general readers, and professionals in both music and the humanitites — Choice More…

An important addition to the literature on the history of musical forms — Choice More…

Erudite yet informal and wholly engaging, every page yields fascinating insights on a wide range of interrelated topics. From dance to opera; Messiaen to Croatian folk; spectralism to sampling;... — BBC Music Magazine More…

His theme is the seeking out of the conflicts and ironies that arise when musicians attempt to negotiate between their blessedly non-conceptual chosen medium and the real world in which they... — Musical Times More…

These essays [...] trace the uneasy connection between so-called art music and commerical value. [...] The footnoting for all the articles is superb and guides the reader to further fascinating... — American Record Guide More…