My First Book at Boydell: Gerald Finzi: His Life and Music
March 27, 2019
When the recruitment agency asked if I wanted to be considered for a sales and marketing position at Boydell & Brewer, I thought it would be interesting to work for… READ MORE
Category: Music
Howard Skempton in conversation with Esther Cavett: it is about time
March 20, 2019
Howard Skempton has contributed to British musical life for more than half a century, as composer, performer and commentator. His output includes pieces for solo piano, accordion, cello, and guitar,… READ MORE
Liszt’s Representation of Instrumental Sounds
March 18, 2019
“The engraving . . . is not a copy of the painting. It is a translation of it, which is different. . . . Composition and line are the only… READ MORE
Throwback Thursday: Living with the Polignacs
March 14, 2019
From the archives of Boydell’s old music blog, From Beyond the Staves, we bring back Sylvia Kahan’s introduction to a talented, unusual and – dare we say, glittering couple featured… READ MORE
The Hans Keller Centenary 2019
March 11, 2019
On 11 March 2019, British Music celebrates the centenary of the birth of Hans Keller, the combative and charismatic Anglo-Austrian music critic who dominated the London Music scene up until… READ MORE
A Reader’s First Book at Boydell: The Idea of Art Music in a Commercial World, 1800–1930
March 8, 2019
When I was asked to write this blog post, I thought long and hard about which Boydell & Brewer book to write about. Musicians of Bath and Beyond, perhaps? I… READ MORE
Anneliese Landau’s Life in Music
March 5, 2019
Today marks the 116th birthday of musicologist, lecturer, and promoter Anneliese Landau (1903-1991), who worked in early German radio, the Nazi-era Jewish Culture League, and the Jewish Centers Association in… READ MORE
Happy Birthday Sir Henry Wood!
March 3, 2019
“I shopped all morning. Ties, shoes, ordering a fresh supply of cigars and cigarettes, and my one vice – glacé stem ginger.”[1] This was the conductor Sir Henry Wood on… READ MORE
My First Book at Boydell: Letters I Never Mailed: Clues to a Life
February 16, 2019
Boydell & Brewer was my first job out of college, and it was supposed to be temporary. Fourteen years later, here I still am, toiling away in the marketing department!… READ MORE
My First Book at Boydell: Liszt’s Final Decade
February 6, 2019
I first started at the US office of Boydell & Brewer in May 2013 as editorial intern before transitioning over to marketing the following year. One of my tasks in… READ MORE
Q&A with Seth Peabody: Exploring German Film History