History of English Music (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

The first scholarly account of the full range of English musical achievements,

The History of English Music focuses on the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries, which Davey considered the golden age of English music. In this book, he claims that the earliest known free instrumental compositions, as well as the polyphonic style, originated in England during the fifteenth century—these controversial findings were his most important contribution.