Mead's musical research focused on instrumental ensembles; his doctoral dissertation focused on the instrumental works of Girolamo Frescobaldi.
Though he has edited many volumes of other early music (e.g. Andrea Gabrieli and Girolamo Frescobaldi), he is generally known as a specialist in the history of the Huguenot psalter.
Girolamo Savonarola | Girolamo Frescobaldi | Girolamo Tiraboschi | Girolamo "Jimmy" Palermo | Frescobaldi | Girolamo Rusticucci | Girolamo Riario | Girolamo Porro, ''Antique map of Iceland'', from the National and University Library of Iceland | Girolamo Muziano | Girolamo Maggi | Girolamo Li Causi | Girolamo Fracastoro | Girolamo Benivieni | ''Saint Mary Magdalene approaching the Sepulchre'' by Girolamo Savoldo | Girolamo Zoppio | Girolamo Sernigi | Girolamo Segato | Girolamo Savoldo | Girolamo Sartorio | Girolamo Santacroce | Girolamo Piromalli | Girolamo Montesardo | Girolamo Mercuriale | Girolamo Maiorica | Girolamo Di Fazio | Girolamo da Carpi | Girolamo Cavazzoni | Girolamo Caraffa | Girolamo Benzoni |
Examples include numerous works by Girolamo Frescobaldi (for instance, Fantasia seconda of 1608) and ricercares attributed to Jacques Brunel (the first recorded systematic use of inganno); it has been suggested by scholar Roland Jackson that the technique played an important part in the development of the late Italian madrigal, including the famous works of Carlo Gesualdo.