The Edinburgh International Festival 1947-1996 – Eileen Miller (1996)

Reference work that tells the story of the development of the Edinburgh International Festival, published to mark the 50th anniversary.

The Modernisation of London Concert Life Around 1900 – Simon McVeigh and Cyril Ehrlich (2002)

An essay on the important changes in the business of music in London around the turn of the twentieth-century.

The Business of Music – Michael Talbot (ed.) (2002)

Eleven essays that question the relationship between music and commerce, from authors such as Simon Frith, Sara Cohen, Simon McVeigh and Cyril Ehrlich.

Concert Life in London from Mozart to Haydn – Simon McVeigh (1993)

A history of music in London during the second half of the eighteenth century, a period which saw the establishment of the public concert.

Wigmore Hall 1901-2001: A Celebration – Julia Macrae (ed.) (2001)

Illustrated paperback history of the Wigmore Hall, London.

The Decline of the Subscriber Base: A Study of the Philharmonia Orchestra Audience – Bonita Kolb (2001)

Article which attempts to understand why some individuals become subscribers to orchestras while others attended concerts but do not become further involved with the orchestra.

What’s happening to London orchestras? – Gavin Henderson (1977)

Critique of orchestral music in London by Gavin Henderson, then Manager of the Philharmonia Orchestra and Artistic Director of the York Festival.

The Proms: and the men who made them – Barrie Hall (1981)

Illustrated hardback history of the (BBC) Promenade Concerts.

Buildings for Music: The Architect, the Musician, and the Listener from the 17th Century to the Present Day – Michael Forsyth (1985)

Illustrated history of the development of buildings for music from the 17th- to the late 20th-century, charting the often symbiotic relationship between architecture and musical form and style.

Queen’s Hall, 1893-1941 – Robert Elkin (1944)

A history of London’s Queen’s Hall, destroyed by enemy action in 1941.