The history of Chr. Headington is the first English-language manual of its kind to come to our language, bringing with it the well-known virtues of the Anglo-Saxon scientific tradition: the highest possible degree of objectivity even in very succinct discussions, a sense of substance, and the comprehensiveness of perspectives.

The work is structured with the intention of being useful to a wide range of book lovers: from the music aficionado or the reader with broader interests who seeks a concise source of essential judgments and information, to the student at the Conservatory or the professional musician who feels the need to see anything supported in the theoretical text expressed in notation, without it interfering with a reading for entertainment.

This vivid and readable book manages to include many dozens of musical examples and comments on individual works within its pages, which, particularly in the Greek edition, have been enriched with a more extensive illustration for reasons of visual clarity above all.