It is hoped and intended that the new journal will be published annually and that it will continue to be a significant forum for research into bowed string instruments, particularly the viols. If circumstances allow, each issue will emphasise a particular ‘theme’, although non-themed articles may be included alongside these. This first issue, edited by Andrew Ashbee, is concerned with ‘sources’. Volume Two (2008) will be edited by Peter Holman and will highlight viol music after the ‘golden age’ of the seventeenth century. In recent years restrictions on the size of Chelys have prevented the appearance of reviews of some important editions and books. Although it is expected that the bulk of sheet music reviews will continue to appear in the Society’s quarterly The Viol, extended reviews of major publications will find a place in the new Journal.

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Offers of articles will be welcomed. Please contact:

Dr. Andrew Ashbee,
214, Malling Road,
Snodland,
Kent ME6 5EQ
(e-mail: aa0060962@blueyonder.co.uk)

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