Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Plates and Musical Examples viii
4. Foreword xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Editorial Conventions xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. ONE ‘Dulces Fecit Modos’: the Medieval Cathedral-Priory 11
9. TWO ‘For the More Honour of God’s Divine Service’: the Reformation and Early Seventeenth Century 32
10. THREE ‘So Great and Solemn Service’: the Restoration and Later Seventeenth Century 63
11. FOUR ‘The Increasing Excellence of the Choir’: the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries 101
12. FIVE ‘A More Efficient Performance of the Duties of the Choir’: the Mid-Nineteenth Century 150
13. SIX Decline and Revival: Disestablishment and the Twentieth Century 172
14. Appendix One. Succession Lists of Organists and Assistant Organists 189
15. Appendix Two. Succession List of Masters of the Boys/ Music Masters/Choir Masters 193
16. Abbreviations and Bibliography 195
17. Index 205