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Groves Dictionary Of Music And Musicians,vol.4, Ed.3, 1908
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1PERIODICALS, MUSICAL
3and Theatre Music, by W. H. Cummings; and a series of interesting facsimiles, letters and a song by Handel, a caricature of Handel, an autograph of J. S. Bach, and MSS. and letters of C. P. E. Bach. A weekly list of services in London churches, and a Shakespearean calendar, were also included. The publication was withdrawn in 1876, after fifty-two numbers had been published.
5The Quaver (1876–85) was chiefly devoted to the exposition of the 'letter-note method' of sight-reading.
7The London and Provincial Music Trades Review, now The Music Trades Review (1877– ) appears on the 15th of each month. Besides much trade information connected with music patents, bankruptcies, etc., it has notices of concerts and other musical events, and reviews of both books and music, lists of new inventions and publications, and much miscellaneous intelligence.
9Musical Opinion and Music Trade Review (1877– ) is, as its name implies, an organ of the music trade. Of late years its scope has been much enlarged, and it now contains reviews and critical articles of high quality, many of which are subsequently republished in book form. A special section in each issue is devoted to the interests of the organist.
11A paper more exclusively devoted to the interests of the trade is The Piano, Organ and Music Trades Journal, first issued as The Piano-forte Dealers' Guide (1882– ).
13The Musical Review (1883) was started by Novello & Co. with aims of a loftier kind than have often been associated with English musical periodicals. The Review was addressed mainly to serious musicians and to students of musical history. It contained a series of admirable articles by leading writers on music, and was conducted upon scholarly and independent lines. Unfortunately it received inadequate support from the public, and after a career of a few months ceased to appear.
15The Lute (1883–99) published by Patey & Willis, made its first appearance under the editorship of Joseph Bennett. Besides the usual reviews, criticisms and miscellaneous articles it contained a musical supplement, and was the means of introducing to the world many part-songs and anthems by contemporary composers. In 1888 Bennett was succeeded in the office of editor by Lewis Thomas.
17The Magazine of Music (1884–97) was founded by the Musical Reform Association, primarily for the purpose of introducing a new system of musical notation to the English public. Portraits and musical supplements were a special feature.
19The British Bandsman (1887– ) has appeared under various names, but in 1899 reverted to its original title. It is devoted to the interests of brass, reed and string bandmen, and of the musical trade generally. It appeared monthly until Mar. 1902, when it became a weekly.
21The Meister (1888–95), the quarterly journal of the London branch of the Wagner Society, was founded and edited by W. Ashton Ellis. It did excellent work in spreading the knowledge of Wagner and his music at a time when there was still much prejudice to be overcome, containing as it did articles upon Wagner's works and translations from his prose writings, as well as miscellaneous information with regard to the progress of the Wagnerian movement in different parts of the world.
23The Nonconformist Musical Journal (1888–1910), known from 1906–10 as The Musical Journal, was devoted, as its title implies, to the musical activities of the Nonconformist Churches. In 1910 it was incorporated in The Choir.
25The Strad (1890– ) is concerned almost entirely with violins and violinists. Somewhat similar in scope were: The Fiddler (1884–87); The Violin Monthly Magazine (1890–94), edited by J. M. Fleming; The Violin Times (1893–1907), edited by E. Polonaski and E. Heron-Allen; Strings, edited by J. Broadhouse (1894–95); and The Cremona (1906–11).
27Musical News (1891– ), founded under the direction of E. H. Turpin and T. L. Southgate, was designed to fill the place of the recently defunct Musical World. According to its prospectus it was intended to be 'the chosen expositor of academical intelligence,' and proposed to deal with 'all subjects connected with examinations and other departments of musical studentship.' In 1920 it was acquired by Curwen & Sons, and to mark its absorption of the Musical Herald, took the title Musical News and Herald. It was then edited by Edwin Evans and later for a short time by Sir R. R. Terry. It appeared weekly till 1927; since then monthly.
29The Early English Musical Magazine, of which a few numbers were published in 1891, aimed at fostering a taste for antiquarian music, but unfortunately received little support, and soon expired. It contained many excellent articles, and some interesting reprints of Elizabethan music.
31The scope of The School Music Review (1892– ) is sufficiently indicated by its title. It appears monthly, and is published by Novello.
33The New Quarterly Musical Review (1893–96) was founded in 1893 under the editorship of Granville Bantock. Its aims were high, and during its too brief existence it occupied a unique position in the world of culture. It represented the views of the younger school of English musicians, and the reviews and articles which appeared in it were, as a rule, of great interest, and often contained criticism of a high order of merit.
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