Contributors in this edited collection argue that the radical view of the ?impossibility of history?, as well as the unavoidable ideology of any history, are counter-productive points of departure for historical scholarship. It is argued that metanarratives in history are still possible but systematized viewpoints and methods for a more critical and multi-faceted re-evaluation of the past through research are needed. The chapters tackle under-researched and non-conventional domains of music history as well as rethinking older historiographical concepts. The result is a challenging collection that stakes out a unique territory for itself among the growing body of work on critical music history.