Most modern performers, trained on the performance practices of the Classical and Romantic periods, come to the music of the Renaissance with well-honed but ana

Modern musical training tends to focus primarily on performance practices of the Classical and Romantic periods, and most performers come to the music of the Re

Rethinks and retells the history of music in sixteenth-century Ferrara, putting women, of the court and convent, at the narrative centre.

Revised and expanded, A Performer's Guide to Seventeenth Century Music is a comprehensive reference guide for students and professional musicians. The book cont

". . . valuable . . . impressive . . ." —The Times Literary Supplement "For anyone interested in Milán's music, this is an excellent source of information."