The English Chorister: A History Book

Illustrations and Tables     vii
Acknowledgements     xi
Abbreviations     xiv
Introduction     xv
Beginnings     1
Anglo-Saxon Choir Children     11
Choristers of the High Middle Ages     23
The Great Flowering     37
At Work and Play     53
Turmoil     75
From Elizabeth I to Cromwell     93
Chorister Actors     113
Restoration     127
Georgian Nadir     145
The Seeds of Reform     167
The Fruits of Reform     189
The Twentieth-Century Framework: Foundations, Liturgy, Music     215
The Twentieth-Century Choir School     229
Threats and Support     247
Choristership     259
Appendix 1     275
Appendix 2     277
Endotes     279
Bibliography     331
Index     349