June 1, 2003 -- For information about the scope of this column, consult the headnote in the September 2002 issue (p. 136 of this volume). Music of the Gothic...
November 1, 2001 -- The death of Henry Purcell in 1695 ended two remarkable centuries of achievement in English music. But Purcell had no obvious successor, and by 1700...
December 1, 1996 -- It is doubly fitting that a volume of essays dedicated to Daniel Heartz should concern opera and the Enlightenment. Not only has Heartz himself...
September 1, 1995 -- A Biographical Dictionary of Actors (hereafter, BDA) is a staggering accomplishment, representing several decades of good, old-fashioned...