Musica Britannica
Encyclopedia
Musica Britannica was founded in 1951 as an authoritative national collection of British music
. It is designed to stand alongside existing library editions, and to explore the vast heritage of material still largely untouched by them, thus making available a representative survey of the British contribution to music in Europe. Although its chief purpose is an accurate and scholarly presentation of the original texts, it is also intended to provide a basis for practical performance. One of its co-founders, Anthony Lewis
, served as the publication's first chief editor for many years.
A programme about the project, with musical examples, was broadcast on Radio 3 on July 9th 2011 beginning at 1.00pm, as The Early Music Show.
British music
British music could refer to:* Music of the United Kingdom* English music* Irish music* Scottish music* Welsh music* Celtic music...
. It is designed to stand alongside existing library editions, and to explore the vast heritage of material still largely untouched by them, thus making available a representative survey of the British contribution to music in Europe. Although its chief purpose is an accurate and scholarly presentation of the original texts, it is also intended to provide a basis for practical performance. One of its co-founders, Anthony Lewis
Anthony Lewis (musician)
Sir Anthony Carey Lewis KBE was an English conductor, composer, editor, and music educator. He is best known for co-founding and serving as the first chief editor of Musica Britannica...
, served as the publication's first chief editor for many years.
A programme about the project, with musical examples, was broadcast on Radio 3 on July 9th 2011 beginning at 1.00pm, as The Early Music Show.