Musical Performance and Reception

The writing is clear, the scholarship impeccable. This is a valuable addition to the historical musicology literature — Choice More…

Part histoiography and part reception history, this meticulously researched volume reminds readers that no attempt to re-create the music of the past is likely to avoid doing sos through perspectives... — Choice More…

Few are better qualified than Butt to tackle this subject. His book is stimulating, thought provoking, rounded and readable ... music students of all denominations should be encouraged to red... — The Strad More…

Part histoiography and part reception history, this meticulously researched volume reminds readers that no attempt to re-create the music of the past is likely to avoid doing sos through perspectives... — Choice More…

The book is especially valuable because the author examines both the social and musical history of the guitar. Studies that focus just on one instrument can be sincere but dull, their pages... — Early Music America More…

David Ponsford's analytical book on French classical organ music is a very welcome addition to the small number of works in English on this subject ... The book is well indexed and I suspect... — Choir & Organ More…

The writing is clear, the scholarship impeccable. This is a valuable addition to the historical musicology literature — Choice More…