'Butt's organisation of his material is exemplary. He interprets contemporary comment helpfully, clarifying what is rudimentary and what is, or conceals, more sophisticated information.' Musical Times

• List of plates; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. The establishment of Lutheran musical practice in the sixteenth century; 2. The role of practical music in education c. 1600–1750; 3. The contents, layout and style of instruction books; 4. The development of performance practice and the tools of expression and interpretation in the German Baroque; 5. Ornamentation and the relation between performer and composer; 6. The decline of the Lutheran cantorates during the eighteenth century; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

'Butt's organisation of his material is exemplary. He interprets contemporary comment helpfully, clarifying what is rudimentary and what is, or conceals, more sophisticated information.' Musical Times

• List of plates; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. The establishment of Lutheran musical practice in the sixteenth century; 2. The role of practical music in education c. 1600–1750; 3. The contents, layout and style of instruction books; 4. The development of performance practice and the tools of expression and interpretation in the German Baroque; 5. Ornamentation and the relation between performer and composer; 6. The decline of the Lutheran cantorates during the eighteenth century; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

'Butt's organisation of his material is exemplary. He interprets contemporary comment helpfully, clarifying what is rudimentary and what is, or conceals, more sophisticated information.' Musical Times

• List of plates; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. The establishment of Lutheran musical practice in the sixteenth century; 2. The role of practical music in education c. 1600–1750; 3. The contents, layout and style of instruction books; 4. The development of performance practice and the tools of expression and interpretation in the German Baroque; 5. Ornamentation and the relation between performer and composer; 6. The decline of the Lutheran cantorates during the eighteenth century; Notes; Bibliography; Index.