June 17, 2018
On 17 June, 1958, the hardback edition of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart was published by the London-based publishing house William Heinemann. The landmark novel, which follows the life of a fictional… READ MORE
June 15, 2018
I have been fortunate to spend my whole career performing the great literature of classical music which I’ve loved ever since I was a child. I’ve had wonderful teachers and… READ MORE
June 14, 2018
June sees the publication of Tomb and Temple, a collection of essays which explore the influence of the sacred buildings of Jerusalem on architecture worldwide. But such a simple description… READ MORE
June 10, 2018
Today marks the 107th birthday of eminent harpsichordist, scholar, and early music pioneer Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911-1984), perhaps best-known today for his interpretations and recordings of works by Baroque composers, notably… READ MORE
June 8, 2018
Vernacular Literary Theory from the French of Medieval England: Texts and Translations, c.1120-c.1450, edited by Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, Thelma Fenster and Delbert W. Russell was first published in hardback by DS… READ MORE
June 5, 2018
The slippery slope to murder, controversial deaths and the Medieval legal system are just some of the topics in this month’s books to look out for. Take a look at… READ MORE
May 31, 2018
Brecht, Weill and The Threepenny Opera are names practically synonymous with each other. However, little is known about the great theater producer behind its staging, Ernst Josef Aufricht, whose memoir,… READ MORE
May 25, 2018
Horses and the Aristocratic Lifestyle in Early Modern England William Cavendish, First Earl of Devonshire (1551-1626) and his Horses PETER EDWARDS Published in the spring, just in time for the… READ MORE
May 24, 2018
Eastman/Rochester Studies in Ethnomusicology seriesGuest post by Ellen Koskoff, Series EditorProfessor Emerita, EthnomusicologyUniversity of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music About ten years ago, the University of Rochester Press made an… READ MORE
May 18, 2018
If you want to know what composers really think about their art, about the act of creating music, you might ask Bálint Varga. Bálint spent more than forty years working… READ MORE
