Brian Robins is an English nonfiction author and editor. He edited the voluminous journals of the 18th-century English amateur composer, John Marsh, for publication in 1998. A review by the academic

Nicholas Temperley Nicholas Mark Temperley (August 7, 1932 – April 8, 2020) was an American musicologist of English background. He is known for his pioneering work in British music studies. Education and career Born in Beaconsfield, United Kingdom, Temperley att ...

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Music & Letters ''Music & Letters'' is an academic journal published quarterly by Oxford University Press with a focus on musicology. The journal sponsors the Music & Letters Trust, which makes twice-yearly cash awards of variable amounts to support research in t ...

'' calls the publication a "significant event", though he doubts its claimed appeal to a wide audience; Temperley is critical of the meagre index of the 754-page work, which he describes as "seriously deficient", and calls attention to mistakes in the notes as well as deficiencies in the works list. A long review by H. Diack Johnstone for the ''

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'' describes the project as a "monumental achievement", and praises Robins' "industry and indefatigable concern for detail", which he compares with that of the subject; Johnstone suggests that it would have been preferable to divide the material into two or three volumes, and also points out the inadequacies of the index. The edition was also reviewed in ''

The Musical Times ''The Musical Times'' was an academic journal of classical music edited and produced in the United Kingdom. It was originally created by Joseph Mainzer in 1842 as ''Mainzer's Musical Times and Singing Circular'', but in 1844 he sold it to Alfr ...

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Early Music Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750) or Ancient music (before 500 AD). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad Dates of classical ...

''. Robins' monograph study of catch and

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culture in 18th-century England was published in 2006. William Weber, in a review for ''

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'', describes it as a "major contribution to a little-studied subject" that is "accessible" to the general reader; he praises the book for its "vivid picture" of the places where these forms were performed and particularly appreciates the focus on settings outside London. Christina Bashford, in a review for ''

'', describes the book as "carefully documented", praises its "thorough, nuanced" descriptions of large numbers of groups, and highlights some "striking vignettes"; she criticises many of the chapters for failing to discuss "broader social and cultural themes and meanings".

Publications

*''Catch and Glee Culture in Eighteenth-Century England'' ( Boydell; 2006) Edited *''The John Marsh Journals: The Life and Times of a Gentleman Composer (1752–1828)'' (Pendragon Press; 1998)

References

External links

* English music historians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-writer-stub