Printed Musical Propaganda in Early Modern England

Joseph Arthur Mann’s recent research focuses on early modern England and includes articles and presentations on music as ethical instruction, the political power of praising music, musical literature, and the use of music as political propaganda, which he discusses in Printed Musical Propaganda in Early Modern England, the inaugural title in NABMSA and Clemson University’s Studies in British Musical Cultures series. His other scholarly and fiction works can be found in Musica Disciplina, The Musical Times, and AcademFic.

• Introduction Chapter 1: Propagandizing for Music and Musicians, 1565-1639Chapter 2: Cavaliers, Roundheads, and Musical Identity Politics, 1640-1649 Chapter 3: Establishing and Undermining Orthodoxy through Music, 1650-1659Chapter 4: Pro-Church and Pro-Crown Musical Propaganda, 1660-1688Chapter 5: The Church of England and Musical Propaganda in the Marketplace of Religious Ideas, 1689-1700ConclusionAppendices

'Mann is to be praised for analysing a wide range of material from across the political spectrum. Overall, it is difficult to disagree with his assessment that ‘the power of music represented a living, practical force in early modern England’ (p. 73).'Jenni Hyde, The Folk Music Journal