Music examples and charts illustrate the analyses, and each essay is
fully annotated by the editor. In some cases, the results of the
original research by the editor or by others working in the field are
published here for the first time. Much of the material has never before
appeared in English.
A score embodying the best available musical text.
Historical background--what is known of the circumstances surrounding
the origin of the work, including (where relevant) original source
material.
A detailed analysis of the music, by the editor of the volume or another
well-known scholar.
Other significant analytic essays and critical comments, exposing the
student to a variety of opinions about the music.