The House of Novello: Practice and Policy of a Victorian Music Publisher, 1829–1866
- Author: Cooper, Victoria L.
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Contents
- Contents: Introduction
- The economic and social environment in England, 1829-1866: Economic environment and definition of the middle class
- Ecclesiastical and social reform
- The choral movement
- Domestic music and performance
- House Editorial Techniques: Sources of Novello editions
- Editorial philosophy
- Editions of 18th-century music
- Editions of contemporary music: the Missa solemnis
- Editions from spurious sources: Mozart and Haydn
- The Novello stockbook, 1858-1869: a chronicle of publishing activity: Publishing policy: compositions, format, quantity
- Novello's printing methods
- Balance of supply and demand
- Contemporary issues of the Victorian music publisher: Definition of the market and demand
- Acquisition methods
- Copyright law: protection and copublication
- The "taxes on knowledge" and the printing duties
- The Musical Times as a reflection of Novello's editorial policies: Origins of The Musical Times
- Contemporary music journals and fine arts periodicals
- The Musical World
- The music supplements
- The house journal and editorial policy
- Conclusion: Bibliography
- Appendixes.