Stainer & Bell has a long and distinguished association with a wide range of highly regarded scholarly publications, including the prestigious Musica Britannica series, published on behalf of the Musica Britannica Trust.

Together with The Byrd Edition, English Madrigalists, Early English Church Music, Purcell Society Edition and Music for London Entertainment, Musica Britannica, which has grown to one hundred volumes since its conception in 1951, provides invaluable source material and authoritative texts for scholars world-wide.