Music example and charts illustrate the analyses, and each essay is fully annotated by the editor.
Other significant analytic essays and critical comments, exposing the student to a variety of opinions about the music..
A detailed analysis of the music, by the editor of the volume or another well-known scholar.
Historical background-what is known of the circumstances surrounding the origin of the work, including (where relevant) original source material.
A score embodying the best available musical text.
Much of the material has never before appeared in English.
In some cases, the results of original research by the editor or by others working in the field are published here for the first time.
Music example and charts illustrate the analyses, and each essay is fully annotated by the editor