The Musical Times is an academic journal of classical music edited and produced in the United Kingdom and currently the oldest such journal still being published in that country. Originally, published as The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular from 1844 until 1903, its title was shortened to its present name. The journal originally appeared monthly but is now a quarterly publication. It is also available online at JSTOR.
Past editors include Stanley Sadie (1967–1987) and Eric Wen.
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