Thomas East and Music Publishing in Renaissance England

by Jeremy L. Smith

Overview

In the London of Shakespeare and William Byrd, Thomas East was the premier, often exclusive, printer of music. As he tells the story of this influential figure in early English music publishing, Jeremy Smith also offers a vivid overall portrait of a bustling and competitive industry, in which composers, patrons, publishers, and tradesmen sparred for creative control and financial success. It provides a truly comprehensive study of music publishing and a new way of understanding the place of musical culture in Elizabethan times. In addition, Smith has compiled the first complete chronology of East's music prints, based on both bibliographical and paper-based evidence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190286033
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/20/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Jeremy L. Smith is Assistant Professor of Musicology at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	3
1	The Life and Early Career of Thomas East	9
2	Music Printing as an Enterprise in London before 1588	19
3	Bibliographical Issues: East's Music Printshop and Chronological Puzzles	38
4	Music Publishing during Byrd's Monopoly (1588-1593) Part I: Byrd's Publishing Agenda	55
5	Music Printing during Byrd's Monopoly (1588-1593) Part II: The Benefits to East	69
6	The Morley Era: Competition in London Music Printing and Publishing (1593-1602)	76
7	Thomas East and the Sphere of Public Affairs in the Twilight Years of the Elizabethan Era	96
8	East's Last Years, His Legacy, and the Two Music Patents of the Early Stuart Era (1603-1611)	112
	Conclusion	127
	Abbreviations and Sigla	132
Appendix 1	Tables	135
Appendix 2	Observations on Typographical Variants among East's Hidden Editions and Their Originals	143
Appendix 3	The East-Hassell-Snodham-Field Connection	146
Appendix 4	Checklist of Music Editions Printed by Thomas East	148
	Notes	175
	Select Bibliography	216
	Index	229

Editorial Reviews

"...the book is a valuable one: the data themselves are significant, and the theories stimulating...he has marshaled much new evidence and produced a fascinating series of hypotheses well worth further consideration." —Renaissance Quarterly

"Smith has solved many mysteries concerning East's fascinating life and work....Jeremy Smith's book is a most welcome and invaluable addition to the growing literature on early music printing, and adds significantly to our knowledge of almost every facet of Elizabethan music printing."—Music and Letters

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