Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches
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2. Part 2_Mattheson._ "The author appears to have not the least scruple in committing the most palpable anachronism by making his hero the younger the taller he grows. This will presentl...
3. Part 3_Mainwaring_ (P. 138). "In the year 1751 a gutta serena deprived him of his sight. This misfortune sunk him for a time into the deepest despondency. He could not rest until he h...
4. Part 4About the time when the boy was six years old, the farmer of the village, by whom Mick Flanigan was employed as day labourer, had various mischances with his cattle. Two of his...
5. Part 5Moreover, we admire the very great merit of the music of your Serene Highness not only on account of the high position of its composer, but also on account of its very pleasing...
6. Part 6Concerto for Pianoforte with Orchestral accompaniment 60 " Fantasia, ditto 30 " Rondo, ditto 30 " Variations, ditto 30 " Octett for Pianoforte with accompaniment of other instru...
7. Part 7Mozart's pecuniary circumstances were scarcely more cheerful than Schubert's, considering how highly Mozart was appreciated by many during the last few years of his life. Having...
8. Part 8According to this proposal Weber would have realized in the course of three months £2,400. But he soon experienced that one may also be too practical. His shattered health rende...
9. Part 9Considering the very low state of civilization of those natives of Australia who have not come into contact with the European settlers, it is especially interesting to learn the...
10. Part 10"I, Ethelbert, a sinner, even were I desirous of concealing the divine judgment which overtook me, yet the tremor of my limbs would betray me; wherefore I shall relate circumsta...
11. Part 11Some days afterwards the handsome minstrel appears again under the window, playing on an instrument still more precious, and producing sounds most ravishing. The King's daughter...
12. Part 12The story of the two Hunchbacks is widely diffused. It is told in Ireland as well as in Germany and Italy; moreover it is said to be also current in Spain. There are, of course,...
13. Part 13However, through the unabated exertions of the doctors, a slight remembrance came gradually over him; and by-and-by his former mental power returned. He now recollected that he...
14. Part 14The Javanese, who among the islanders of the Indian Archipelago are renowned for their skill in the dramatic art, generally use fabulous traditions from their own history, or Hi...
15. Part 15There can hardly be a doubt that many operatic entertainments, which are now secular, had originally a sacred character. The ancient nations performed religious dances with pant...
16. Part 16_Second Principal Epoch._--From the commencement of the Opera until the development of Instrumental Music and Chamber Music (A.D. 1600-1700). Division of the Art of Music into C...
17. Part 17+------+--------------------------------------- | B. C.| Cadmus, from | 2000 | Music, with other arts and sciences, Phoenicia, and | | is introduced into Greece from Western Cec...
18. Part 18In 'An Introduction to the Study of National Music' (London, 1866) I have endeavoured to give some account of the musical scales of different nations. The subject requires, howe...
19. Part 19Instead of regarding our Tonal System as exhibiting the highest degree of perfection attainable, and of repudiating musical conceptions which reveal another foundation, as our m...