Cambridge University Press

This is the book that I would recommend to anyone who is keen to look more closely at any of the musical or contextual issues that are sure to be raised by the forthcoming festival — Classical Music More…

This beautifully produced book is a collection of ten scholarly yet remarkably disparate articles, which will interest performers (whether on pianoforte or fortepiano, strings or wind) and listeners... — BBC Music Magazine More…

This is a well-researched, densely thought and thought-provoking book. It is all too easy to take Stravinsky for granted at the end of the century, but Cross reminds us how long a shadow - and... — Music Teacher More…

and, as such, are certainly of general interest — Renaissance Quarterly More…

Thanks to Dr Tatlow's researches, we now have a solid basis of fact for speculations as to the role of numerology, and in particular the number alphabet, in the music of Bach and his contemporaries — The Times More…

The wealth of music examples he quotes is beautifully printed. His research is impeccable. An enlightening book — BBC Music Magazine More…

Few are better qualified than Butt to tackle this subject. His book is stimulating, thought provoking, rounded and readable ... music students of all denominations should be encouraged to red... — The Strad More…