The Musical Quarterly
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The Musical Quarterly, founded in 1915 by Oscar Sonneck, has long been cited as the premier scholarly musical journal in the United States. Over the years it has published the writings of many important composers and musicologists, including Aaron Copland, Arnold Schoenberg, Marc Blitzstein, Henry Cowell, and Camille Saint-Saens. The journal focuses on the merging areas in scholarship where much of the challenging new work in the study of music is being produced. Regular sections include 'American Musics', 'Music and Culture', 'The Twentieth Century', and an 'Institutions, Industries, Technologies' section which examines music and the ways it is created and consumed. In addition, a fifth section entitled 'Primary Sources' features discussions on issues of biography, texts, and manuscripts; reflections on leading figures; personal statements by noted performers and composers; and essays on performances and recordings. Along with discussions of important new books, MQ publishes review essays on a wide variety of significant new music performances and recordings.
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  1. 1999 (Vol. 83)
    1. No. 4 Winter, 1999 pp. 477-656
    2. No. 3 Autumn, 1999 pp. 295-476
    3. No. 2 Summer, 1999 pp. 145-292
    4. No. 1 Spring, 1999 pp. 1-144
  2. 1998 (Vol. 82)
    1. No. 3/4 Special Issue: "Music as Heard" Autumn - Winter, 1998 pp. 427-698
    2. No. 2 Summer, 1998 pp. 225-426
    3. No. 1 Spring, 1998 pp. 1-224
  3. 1997 (Vol. 81)
    1. No. 4 Winter, 1997 pp. 483-636
    2. No. 3 Autumn, 1997 pp. 339-482
    3. No. 2 Summer, 1997 pp. 141-338
    4. No. 1 Spring, 1997 pp. 1-140
  4. 1996 (Vol. 80)
    1. No. 4 Winter, 1996 pp. 563-786
    2. No. 3 Autumn, 1996 pp. 385-562
    3. No. 2 Orchestra Issue Summer, 1996 pp. 189-384
    4. No. 1 Spring, 1996 pp. 1-188
  5. 1995 (Vol. 79)
    1. No. 4 Winter, 1995 pp. 581-724
    2. No. 3 Autumn, 1995 pp. 423-582
    3. No. 2 Summer, 1995 pp. 225-422
    4. No. 1 Spring, 1995 pp. 1-224
  6. 1994 (Vol. 78)
    1. No. 4 Winter, 1994 pp. 641-832
    2. No. 3 Autumn, 1994 pp. 421-640
    3. No. 2 Summer, 1994 pp. 177-420
    4. No. 1 Spring, 1994 pp. 1-176
  7. 1993 (Vol. 77)
    1. No. 4 Winter, 1993 pp. 561-786
    2. No. 3 Autumn, 1993 pp. 367-560
    3. No. 2 Summer, 1993 pp. 155-366
    4. No. 1 Spring, 1993 pp. 1-154
  8. 1992 (Vol. 76)
    1. No. 4 Winter, 1992 pp. 443-596
    2. No. 3 Autumn, 1992 pp. 301-442
    3. No. 2 Summer, 1992 pp. 143-300
    4. No. 1 Spring, 1992 pp. 1-142
  9. 1991 (Vol. 75)
    1. No. 4 Anniversary Issue: Highlights from the First 75 Years Winter, 1991 pp. i-vi+1-294
    2. No. 3 Autumn, 1991 pp. 227-420
    3. No. 2 Summer, 1991 pp. 103-228
    4. No. 1 Spring, 1991 pp. 1-102
  10. 1990 (Vol. 74)
    1. No. 4 1990 pp. 491-656
    2. No. 3 1990 pp. 319-490
    3. No. 2 1990 pp. 175-318
    4. No. 1 1990 pp. 1-174
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