 The Musical Times 1848 | |
| Discipline | Classical music |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Antony Bye |
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular; Mainzer's Musical Times and Singing Circular |
| History | 1842–2024 |
| Publisher | Musical Times Publications (United Kingdom) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Music. Times |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0027-4666 |
| LCCN | 54000525 |
| JSTOR | 00274666 |
| OCLC no. | 53165808 |
| Links | |
The Musical Times was an academic journal of classical music edited and produced in the United Kingdom.
It was originally created by Joseph Mainzer in 1842 as Mainzer's Musical Times and Singing Circular, but in 1844 he sold it to Alfred Novello (who also founded The Musical World in 1836), and it was published monthly by Novello and Co. (also owned by Alfred Novello at the time).[1] It first appeared as The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, a name which was retained until 1903.[2][3] From the very beginning, every issue – initially just eight pages – contained a simple piece of choral music (alternating secular and sacred), which choral society members subscribed to collectively for the sake of the music.[4]
Its title was shortened to its present name from January 1904.[5] Even during World War II it continued to be published regularly, making it the world's oldest continuously published periodical devoted to western classical music.[6] In 1947 a two volume compilation of material from the first 100 years of the magazine, edited by Percy Scholes, was published.[7]
The journal originally appeared monthly, but became a quarterly publication in 2004. It is available online at JSTOR and RILM Abstracts of Music Literature Full Text.
The Winter 2024 edition was prefaced by a "Special Announcement", stating that the journal was ceasing publication "for the forseeable future."[8] At the time, it was the oldest such journal still being published in the United Kingdom.[9]
