The Musical Times
Discipline | Classical music |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Antony Bye |
Publication details | |
Former name(s) | The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular |
History | 1844–present |
Publisher | Musical Times Publications (United Kingdom) |
Frequency | Quarterly |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | Music. Times |
Indexing | |
ISSN | 0027-4666 |
LCCN | 2004-235602 |
JSTOR | 00274666 |
OCLC no. | 53165808 |
Links | |
The Musical Times is an academic journal of classical music edited and produced in the United Kingdom and currently the oldest such journal still being published in the country.[1]
The periodical was founded as a monthly in 1844 by J. Alfred Novello, head of music publishing company Novello and Co, who had previously founded the weekly Musical World in 1836,[2] and who in 1842 acquired Mainzer's Musical Times and Singing Circular. It first appeared as The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, a name which was retained until 1903.[3][4] From the very beginning every issue - initially just eight pages - contained a simple piece of choral music (alternating secular and sacred), which choral society members subscribed to collectively for the sake of the music.[5]
Its title was shortened to its present name from January 1904.[6] Even during World War II it continued to be published regularly, making it the world's oldest continuously published periodical devoted to western classical music.[7] In 1947 a two volume compilation of material from the first 100 years of the magazine, edited by Percy Scholes, was published.[8]
The journal originally appeared monthly but is now a quarterly publication. It is available online at JSTOR and RILM Abstracts of Music Literature Full Text.
Past editors
- Joseph Alfred Novello (1844–1863). Founding editor from 1844 to 1853, then again from 1856 until 1863. Son of Vincent Novello.
- Mary Cowden Clarke.[9] The sister of Alfred Novello, she was editor from 1853 to 1856. Cowden Clarke wrote a long series of articles called 'Music among the Poets'. She induced her friend Leigh Hunt to contribute.
- Henry Charles Lunn (1817-1894).[9] Over his 24 year editorship (1863-1887) Lunn developed The Musical Times into a periodical of considerable importance. He was particularly noted for his coverage of provincial festivals.
- William Alexander Barrett (1834–1891).[9] Editor, 1887–1891. Barrett was an organist and composer, and from 1869 until 1891 chief music critic of The Morning Post.
- Edgar Frederick Jacques (1850–1906).[9] Editor from 1892 until March 1897. A music critic, and from 1888 proprietor of The Musical World until its demise in 1891.
- Frederick George Edwards (1853–1909).[10] Editor, 1897-1909. An organist, Edwards used the pseudonym "Dotted Crotchet" to write "educationally suggestive interviews with musical celebrities", as well as a many articles about "cathedrals, churches, and educational institutions".[11]
- William Gray McNaught (1849–1918). Editor, 1909-1918.[9] Respected adjudicator and inspector of music for schools. He wrote a series of articles on cathedrals and their musical associations.
- Harvey Grace. Long-serving editor from 1918 until his death in 1944. Brought an interest in contemporary developments in composition to The Musical Times. Pen name 'Feste'.
- William McNaught (1883–1953). Editor from March 1944 until his death in 1953. Son of William Gray McNaught. He continued to develop the contemporary music coverage.
- Martin Cooper.[12] Editor from 1953–1956.
- Harold Rutland (1900-1977). Editor, 1957–1960. Pianist, critic and composer.
- Robin Hull. Editor, 1960. He started as Assistant Editor in October 1958, became Editor in April 1960, died on 6 August 1960, aged 53.[13]
- Andrew Porter. Editor, 1960–1967.
- Stanley Sadie. Editor, 1967–1987.
- Alison Latham. Co-editor, 1977–1988.
- Andrew Clements. Editor, 1987–1988.
- Eric Wen. Editor, 1988–1990.
- Basil Ramsey. Editor, 1990-1992.[14]
- Antony Bye. Editor from 1992.
References
- ^ 'The Musical Times'. Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals (1760–1966)
- ^ 'The Musical World'. Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals (1760–1966)
- ^ Publisher Information: Musical Times Publications Ltd. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "Front Matter". The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular. 44 (730): 769–776. 1903. JSTOR 904250.
- ^ Scholes, Percy.A. 'The 'Musical Times' Century', in The Musical Times, Vol. 85, No. 1216, Centenary Number 1844-1944 (June, 1944), pp. 173-176
- ^ "Volume Information". The Musical Times. 45 (731): i–viii. 1904. JSTOR 903288.
- ^ Editorial, The Musical Times, Vol. 135, No. 1816, 150th Anniversary Issue (June 1994), pp. 328-329
- ^ The Mirror of Music, 1844-1944: A Century of Musical Life in Britain as Reflected in the Pages of the Musical Times (1947)
- ^ a b c d e Hughes, Meirion. The English Musical Renaissance and the Press 1850-1914: Watchmen of Music
- ^ JSTOR 907487 – via Wikisource. . The Musical Times. 51 (803): 9–11. January 1910.
- ^ Range, Matthias (2012). Music and Ceremonial at British Coronations : From James I to Elizabeth II. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-139-55234-9. OCLC 811502356.
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of Music (2013)
- ^ Musical Times, September 1960, p. 547
- ^ Dickinson, Peter. Basil Ramsey obituary, The Guardian, 24 July, 2018
External links
- The Musical Times on Blogger;
- The Musical Times from 1845 to 1854 at the Emeroteca Digitale Italiana.
- The Musical Times
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