The New Grove Musical Instruments Series, a companion to the much acclaimed New Grove Composer Biography Series, presents in book form many of the lengthy and i

Includes bibliographies.

The son of an 18th century Austrian wheelwright, Haydn is acknowledged for refining the symphony and string quartet and praised for his oratorios and masses. De

This is a guide to the construction, history and repertory of early keyboard instruments: the clavichord, harpsichord, spinet and virginal. The accompanying dia