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The Musical Times was founded in 1842 by Joseph Mainzer under the name Mainzer's Musical Times and Singing Circular. Mainzer sold the publication in 1844 to Alfred Novello, who had also founded The Musical World in 1836.
The Musical Times ceased publication with its Winter 2024 edition, which carried a 'Special Announcement' stating the journal was stopping 'for the foreseeable future'. Editor and owner Antony Bye had announced his retirement in late 2024, after which publication ended.
The Musical Times published without interruption from 1842 through the winter of 2024, including unbroken monthly issues during both World War I and World War II. That unbroken run made it the world's oldest continuously published periodical devoted to western classical music.
Harvey Grace edited the journal from 1918 until his death in 1944, the longest single tenure. Stanley Sadie edited from 1967 to 1987 and is credited with transforming it into a globally respected academic journal. Mary Cowden Clarke, who edited from 1853 to 1856, broadened its literary connections by involving Leigh Hunt.
The full original title, The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, was used from 1844 until 1903, and the name was shortened to The Musical Times from January 1904. The journal shifted from monthly to quarterly publication in 2004.
Every issue from the beginning contained a simple piece of choral music, alternating between sacred and secular works. Choral society members subscribed collectively specifically to receive those printed scores.