When was Music & Letters founded and who founded it?
Music & Letters was founded in 1920 by A. H. Fox Strangways, who served as editor-in-chief until 1937. It is published quarterly by Oxford University Press and focuses on musicology.
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Music & Letters was founded in 1920 by A. H. Fox Strangways, who served as editor-in-chief until 1937. It is published quarterly by Oxford University Press and focuses on musicology.
Editors have included A. H. Fox Strangways (1920-37), Eric Blom (1937-50 and 1954-59), Richard Capell (1950-54), J. A. Westrup (1959-76), Denis Arnold and Edward Olleson (1976-80), Nigel Fortune and various co-editors from 1981 to 2008, among others.
Music & Letters is published by Oxford University Press. It appears quarterly and covers the field of musicology.
The Music & Letters Trust is sponsored by the Music & Letters journal and makes twice-yearly cash awards of variable amounts to support research in the music field.
Eric Blom served two separate terms as editor of Music & Letters: from 1937 to 1950 and again from 1954 to 1959, totalling approximately eighteen years across both tenures.
Music & Letters has been published since 1920, making it over a century old. It continues to appear quarterly under Oxford University Press.