[x], 306, [xii - publisher's catalogue]pp. Laminated light card covers, illustrate. 8vo. Gentle edge wear to card covers, with short, flat crease from upper edge on front panel. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight.
In his introduction, Dent writes that Palestrina is 'a composer who has suffered much from indiscriminate admiration'. For centuries revered only as a the master of counterpoint, this assessment does much to explore his mastery of other aspects of composition and rhythm, line and harmony.