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Towns And Town Musicians: Governance, Status And Performance -- Dances, Collections And National Styles -- The Aftermath Of War: 1648-59 -- Concepts Of Careful Organisation: 1660-75 -- A Time Of Decline: 1676-1700 -- Leipzig -- Hamburg -- Keyboard Suites By Town Composers -- Note Blackening And Mensural Notation. By Michael Robertson. An Ashgate Book. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 217-230) And Index.