Part 49

A SERIES OF LITERARY-MUSICAL MONOGRAPHS.

Edited by FREDERICK J. CROWEST, Author of “The Great Tone Poets,” etc., etc.

Illustrated with Photogravure and Collotype Portraits, Half-tone and Line Pictures, Facsimiles, etc.

Square Crown 8vo, Cloth, 3s. 6d. net.

VOLUMES NOW READY.

The Story of Oratorio. By Annie W. Patterson, B.A., Mus. Doc.

The Story of Notation. By C. F. Abdy Williams, M.A., Mus. Bac.

The Story of the Organ. By C. F. Abdy Williams, M.A., Author of “Bach” and “Handel” (“Master Musicians’ Series”).

The Story of Chamber Music. By N. Kilburn Mus. Bac. (Cantab.), Conductor of the Middlesbrough, Sunderland, and Bishop Auckland Musical Societies.

The Story of the Violin. By Paul Stoeving, Professor of the Violin, Guildhall School of Music, London.

The Story of the Harp. By William H. Grattan Flood, Author of “History of Irish Music.”

The Story of Organ Music. By C. F. Abdy Williams, M.A., Mus. Bac.

IN PREPARATION.

The Story of the Pianoforte. By Algernon S. Rose, Author of “Talks with Bandsmen.”

The Story of English Minstrelsy. By Edmondstoune Duncan.

The Story of the Orchestra. By Stewart Macpherson, Fellow and Professor, Royal Academy of Music.

The Story of Musical Sound. By Churchill Sibley, Mus. Doc.

The Story of Church Music. By The Editor.

Etc., Etc., Etc.

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Transcriber’s note:

Original spelling and grammar have been generally retained, with some exceptions noted below.

Page xi. The phrase ‹Weath of Nations› was changed to ‹Wealth of Nations›.

Page xiii. The phrase ‹‘I am much pleased with› was changed to ‹“I am much pleased with›.

Page xxiii. The phrase ‹int his room while› was changed to ‹into his room while›.

Page 144. The phrases ‹Xerxes’s army› and ‹Xerxes’ army› are both retained.

Page 157n. The phrase ‹much rom their business› was changed to ‹much from their business›.

Pages 162–163. The phrases ‹“that in the year› (p. 162) and ‹north exposition.”› (p. 163) contain unbalanced quotation marks in the original. Two new double quotation marks have been inserted to balance these, at ‹“‘Hybernum fracta› and ‹“He speaks of that river’s›.