This book concerns the life and theatrical career of the great native-born English composer and musician of the eighteenth century, Thomas Augustine Arne (1710-

This book provides a musicological investigation into operas that include children. Just over 100 works have been selected here for an in-depth discussion of th

The thrust of these five volumes is contained in their title, London Opera Observ’d. It takes its cue from the numerous texts and volumes which — during the

How was large-scale music directed or conducted in Britain before baton conducting took hold in the 1830s?

The thrust of these five volumes is contained in their title, London Opera Observ’d. It takes its cue from the numerous texts and volumes which — during the