Books in the Musicology series

This collection brings the history of music publishing into the realm of social history, looking beyond the printing process to examine why and for whom music publishers produced their work. It shows how technological limitations on printers' and publishers' preferences influenced musical tastes.

A set of essays which examines the way in which social formations come together in musical structures. Specifically, they address the problem of society's neutralized musical consciousness, arguing that there is a stronger connection between music and society than is generally assumed.

Provides an overview of the use of the trombone in America and in seven European countries. It uses 24 reproduced texts and relevant English translations to trace its origins to the middle of the 17th century. The texts were all published between 1697 and 1811.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.