1. Before the Baton: Musical Direction and Conducting in Stuart and Georgian Britain. By PeterHolman. Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer. 2020. xxiii + 405 p. 50 b. and w. illus. £50 (hb). ISBN 978‐1‐78327‐456‐7. (29th October 2020) Authors: Cross, Eric Other Names: Mattana Alessio guestEditor.; Savani Giacomo guestEditor. Journal: Journal for eighteenth-century studies Issue: Volume 43:Number 4(2020) Page Start: 545 Record Type: Journal Article View Content: Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗