Robert Fludd (1574-1637) is well known among historians of science and philosophy for his intriguing work, The Metaphysical, Physical and Technical History of both Major and Minor Worlds, in which music plays an important role in his system of neoplatonic correspondences: the harmony of the universe (macrocosm) as well as the harmony of man (microcosm). 'The Temple of Music' (1617-18) is one section of this work, and deals with music theory, practice and organology. Many musicologists today have dismissed his musical ideas as conservative and outmoded or mainly based on fantasy; only the chapters on instruments have received some attention. However, reading Fludd's work on music theory and practice in the context of his own time and comparing it with other contemporary treatises, it is apparent that much of it contains highly original ideas and cannot be considered old fashioned or conservative. It is evident that Fludd's music philosophy influenced and provoked contemporary natural philosophers such as Marin Mersenne and Johannes Kepler. Less well known is the fact that Fludd's music theory reveals aspects of the development of new concepts that appear to reflect contemporary writers on music such as John Coprario and Thomas Campion. Before now, 'The Temple of Music' has not been easily accessible or available, and the fact that Fludd wrote in Latin has also been prohibitive. This critical edition provides the original Latin, an English translation and essential illustrations. The book will therefore be a useful tool for understanding the position of English music theory around 1600.

This is the first ever thematic-bibliographic inventory of the composers compositions. It summarises and combines information from a number of reference works from recent years, most importantly the complete critical edition of Nielsens works (Carl Nielsen Udgaven, 19982009). It includes incipits (that is, the first couple of bars) for unambiguous identification of each piece or movement, in addition to information on different versions, the date of composition, first performance, and a survey of manuscript and printed sources from Nielsens lifetime. The printed edition of the Catalogue of Carl Nielsens Works is an abridged version of the online catalogue published by the Danish Centre for Music Editing at the Royal Library in Copenhagen.

Johann Adolph Scheibe (17081776) must be considered the most important composer and Kapellmeister in Denmark in the eighteenth century. Although he is mainly known for his critique of Johann Sebastian Bachs style of composition and, to a lesser extent, of Bach as a music theoretician, Scheibe was an immensely productive composer, producing two operas, a series of cantatas, works composed for special occasions, instrumentals and several song collections including childrens songs and songs to the freemasons. Scheibe also worked as a translator and wrote satires and was also engage in political discussions following the lifting of censorship in 1770. This is the first catalogue of Scheibes multi-faceted production. Though many of the musical works have been lost, the catalogue represents nevertheless a wealth of detail about the works and their framework as the majority of the librettos, which were handed out to the audience together with a ticket at the performances at the musical societies, are preserved. Comparing Scheibes music theoretical and aesthetic ideas, as they are expressed in the published texts, with the rather few musical works that have survived, one is able to form a good picture of his compositional approaches -- even in those works where only the text has been preserved. Thus the catalogue intends to rectify the many misconceptions that have been presented in the secondary literature throughout the last 240 years. The purpose of the catalogue is also to contribute to a more balanced view of Scheibes extensive work and importance for cultural life, in particular in regards to music, in Copenhagen and the Duchies during the eighteenth century. Hopefully it will also lead to the publication of more scholarly editions of Scheibes music.