A Bibliography of Writings About Historic Brass Instruments, 1988-89

This annual series of bibliographies lists writings about Western brass instruments, their makers, making, original performance situations, performers, performance practices, repertory and depiction in works of art through the nineteenth century. Interviews with modern performers of historic brass instruments are also included, but not reports on conferences and workshops unless they contain signifi cant historical information. The present bibliography covers items that reached me between November 1997 and November 1998 (including some from earlier years). I would be grateful if readers could notify me of any omissions or errors. The items listed comprise books, theses and dissertations, and periodical articles in Western European languages. Unpublished books and articles as well as works-in-progress have been excluded. For the sake of completeness, the articles that have appeared in Historic Brass Society Journal and Historic Brass Society Newsletter are included, even though they should already be familiar to readers. For the most part the bibliography is unannotated, although here and there I have added brief descriptive annotations to clarify the contents, scope, or bibliographic linkages of an item. My English translations of all foreign titles are given in square brackets after the original titles. Advice about where to obtain the items may be found at the end of the bibliography.