This is a work of reference in two parts: part 1 is an itemized list of the contents of all the manuscript and printed sources of British keyboard music to c. 1660; part 2 is a thematic index, listed alphabetically by composer, of all the pieces contained in the sources.
Each piece in the index is numbered and that number will also be found against its entry in the source list; thus each piece may be placed in the context of its origins.
The book concludes with a computerized code of the musical incipits, so that it is possible to discover if any piece is included in any source.
The index itself
consists of the musical incipit, and a list of all the known sources, with folio numbers, deviant titles and ascriptions, and modern printed sources, if any.
By:
Virginia Brookes Imprint: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 255mm,
Width: 197mm,
Spine: 29mm
Weight: 1.076kg ISBN:9780198164258 ISBN 10: 0198164254 Pages: 432 Publication Date:01 July 1996 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for British Keyboard Music to c.1660: Sources and Thematic Index
Brookes has given us an invaluable research resource, a worthy member of the Oxford Music Catalogue series. It unquestionably supersedes all previous publications in this field and can be unreservedly recommended on every score. --Notes