Instrumental in the revival of early music, Crotch's C18-19th lectures on music were the first of their kind.

The lectures on music which Crotch delivered at Oxford after becoming Heyther Professor of Music in 1797 were the first of their kind. Illustrated by performed extracts from the neglected music of the past, they encouraged historical awareness of musical style and further stimulated the revival of early music.

Introduction by: Bernarr Rainbow