Boydell & Brewer

This is an important book that deserves to be part of any reading list on the music of the English Enlightenment — Musical Times More…

This study by Frederick Aquilina is a nice addition to the relatively scarce bibliography on the rich repertory of sacred music in eighteenth-century Malta . . . [and is] 'the product of twenty... — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

A data-rich study dealing in uncertainties and ambiguities. . . . Instructive and often revelatory — Musical Times More…

[A] rewarding glimpse of formative times, one that leaves you wanting more. Four stars out of five — BBC Music Magazine More…

One of the most important eleventh-century music treatises written north of the Alps. A substantial introduction [by Snyder] gives a solid overview of the contents of the treatise and of its... — Revue de musicologie More…

A collection of Andrew Parrott's writings ... is bound to be something out of the ordinary, and this book does not disappoint. Its erudition, energy and thoroughness are staggering, and its... — Musical Times More…

[U]ntil now there has been no extensive study of what the words set by Byrd in his 1588 and 1589 song collections really mean, that is, 'what they are,' apart from songs. Smith...offers a brilliant,... — Choice More…

Excellent collection. . . anyone with even the slightest concern for the topic should take the time to chew on what is in this book...an invaluable resource — American Record Guide More…