Boydell & Brewer

[A] treasure trove for those interested in the period. Highly recommended — Choice More…

An immensely stimulating and readable book, raising many interesting and ever-relevant questions concerning the nature of music biography and criticism, and how they are affected by extra-musical... — Musical Times More…

Kreitner's book with its characteristic lucidity and engaging style fills a very important space on our bookshelf. It is both scholarly and extremely readable — Choir & Organ More…

[O]ffers a thorough and very interesting treatment of the musical genre of the funeral elegy during the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. . . . In addition to examining the musical genre, the... — Choice More…

November's study of earlier nineteenth-century Vienna shows us above all a richly varied, often uncategorisable, musical and social culture founded to a significant degree on sheer pleasure,... — Brio More…

The volume's interdisciplinary approach, contextualizing concepts of creativity across the cultural milieu of seventeenth-century England, is one of its strengths — Renaissance Quarterly More…

Deftly illustrate[s] the rise and fall of various canonic repertories in France from the eighteenth through the early twentieth century. Many of these historical canons turn out to be surprisingly... — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

[T]he treasures in [the book's] 500 pages will satisfy a whole range of other music historical interests for years to come. The personnel lists, mini biographies and sheer number of name references... — Musical Times More…

Certainly makes for an impressive opening volume. [...] A very well-researched, cogently argued, as well as sympathetic, treatment of a fascinating subject, equally fruitful for the historian... — Music and Letters More…