On the publishing and dissemination of music, 1500-1850 / by Hans Lenneberg.
| Author/creator | Lenneberg, Hans |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Hillsdale, NY : Pendragon Press, ©2003. |
| Description | ix, 184 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword / Ralph P. Locke -- Publishing as a shaping force for music history -- Composers, patrons, scribes, merchants : methods and meanings of music publishing. The imprecision of notation ; Manuscript transmission and control ; Manuscript publishing ; Questions of cost -- The fifteenth and sixteenth centuries : first attempts. Collections by country ; Editors and editing -- The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries : a diversity of methods and trends. The origins and rise of music engraving ; New social conditions, new musical market ; The continuing impact of manuscript copies -- The late eighteenth century : the elements coalesce -- An industry in full bloom. The transition to modern publishing practices ; Technical innovations ; Entrepreneurship ; Copyright history -- Annotated bibliography of writings on the history of music publishing, compiled by Hans Lenneberg. General ; re-1500 ; Sixteenth century ; Seventeenth century ; Eighteenth century ; Nineteenth century ; Other works cited -- Afterword Hans Lenneberg 1924-1994 / Lenore Coral -- The published writings of Hans Lenneberg / compiled by Alice Carli. |
| Abstract | Here published for the first time, is the final book written by the late author, a respected scholar and longtime head of the music library at the University of Chicago. In it, the author pursues the impact of printing technologies, methods of distribution, government regulations, and evolving business practices as they affect music and musical life. Written with insight and humor, this book surveys a changing industry, century by century, pulling together information from many specialized studies and pointing out previously unnoticed trends and remaining puzzles. |
| General note | "Published writings of Hans Lenneberg:" pages 169-174. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-166) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003006846 |
| ISBN | 1576470784 |