This is an abridged, paperback edition of Peter le Huray and James Day's invaluable anthology of writings concerned with the role of music in eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century aesthetics.

The period covered by this volume is one of the most eventful and fruitful in the history of English music.

In the years following the Act of Uniformity in 1549, musicians seemed to thrive on the challenge of the New Prayer Book.

Authenticity in Performance focuses on nine representative works from the Baroque and Classical periods, defining some of the more important questions that the performer and listener should ask.