A Period Performer’s History of Music for the Twenty-First Century

An Anthology of Musical Examples from Gregorian Chant to J. S. Bach

An English translation of the original text from Marin Marais' 5 Books of music for the viol.

Von der Vergänglichkeit1 D. Hahne: Danse macabre (2007)2 S. Scheidt: Fantasie über Io son ferito lasso (von Palestrina)3 G. Beeferman: Passages (2...

The lute was one of the most important instruments in use in Europe from late medieval times up to the eighteenth century. Despite its acknowledged...

Musicians in the 16th century had a vastly different understanding of the structure and performance of music than today's performers. In order to t...

The Critical Nexus confronts an important and vexing enigma of early writings on music: why chant, which was understood to be divinely inspired, ne...

Aural tests are an integral part of all ABRSM Practical graded music exams. The Specimen Aural Tests provide teachers and students with many pract...

This bel canto manual first published in 1723 includes ornamentation, cadences, divisions and recitatives. Edited with additional notes by Michael ...