Transcriber's NoteMinor punctuation errors have been corrected.Hyphenation and accent usage have been made consistent.Spelling inconsistencies between the introduction and main text have been preserved as printed, e.g. Jommelli, Jomelli; Metastasia, Metastasio; Bonacini, Bononcini; etc.Typographic errors, including errors in consistency, have been corrected as follows:Pagex—parodox amended to paradox—"... what may with seeming paradox be called statuesque, ..."Pagexiv—psuedo amended to pseudo—"... when pseudo-classicism had given all it had to give; ..."Pagexv—Brahm amended to Brahms—"... Liszt, Franz, Thomas, Brahms, Rubenstein, ..."Pagexv—writen amended to written—"... and of his work a competent judge has written ..."Page30—Scheolcher amended to Schœlcher—"Schœlcher, in hisLife of Handel, says ..."Page33—and amended to andt—"Why, by the mercy of Heaven, andt the waders of Aix-la-Chapelle, ..."Page40—Encyclopedists amended to Encyclopædists—"The Encyclopædists stimulated the ferment ..."Page49—spmphony amended to symphony—"... (alluding to Haydn’s brown complexion and small stature) “composed that symphony?”"Page49—Hadyn amended to Haydn—"Haydn continued the intimate friend and associate of Prince Nicholas ..."Page57—Hadyn amended to Haydn—"Haydn was present, but he was so old and feeble ..."Page61—Mme. amended to Mdme.—"... when Mdme. Pompadour refused to kiss him, ..."Page73—expected amended to excepted—"The “Sinfonia Eroica,” the “Choral” only excepted, is the longest ..."Page81—Mme. amended to Mdme.—"... the following anecdote related by Mdme. Moscheles ..."Page83—Paesiello amended to Paisiello—"Paisiello liked the warm bed in which to jot down his musical notions, ..."Page89—medodies amended to melodies—"The immemorial melodies to which the popular songs of Germany were set ..."Page96—effertories amended to offertories—"His church music, consisting of six masses, many offertories, ..."Page100—Musikallische amended to Musikalische—"... in a critical article published in theWiener Musikalische Zeitung, ..."Page102—veilleicht amended to vielleicht—"Ein mann vielleicht von dreissig Jahr, ..."Page113—noctures amended to nocturnes—"... the preludes, nocturnes, scherzos, ballads, etc., ..."Page134—harmouy amended to harmony—"... sweetness of harmony and tune, ..."Page139—Tanhäuser amended to Tannhäuser—"... next came “Tannhäuser” and “Lohengrin,” ..."Page141—Tanhäuser amended to Tannhäuser—"In “Tannhäuser” and “Lohengrin” they find full sway."Page145—Büloz amended to Bülow—"... originated chiefly with the masterly playing of Herr Von Bülow, ..."Page149—Da amended to da, and Michel amended to Michael—"... Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Correggio, Titian, and Michael Angelo."Page149—Perluigui amended to Perluigi—"Giovanni Perluigi Aloisio da Palestrinawas born at Palestrina, ..."Page156—musiq amended to music—"... where comedies and other plays are represented in recitative music ..."Page165—opportuity amended to opportunity—"... as gave Vestris the opportunity for one of his greatest triumphs."Page168—Petersburgh amended to Petersburg—"... the invitation of Catherine to become the court composer at St. Petersburg, ..."Page173—Stendhal amended to Stendhall—"... Stendhall says, in hisLife of Rossini, ..."Page178—accomodations amended to accommodations—"... and those unable to get other accommodations encamp ..."Page181—totaly amended to totally—"Sterbini made the libretto totally different ..."Page184—Davide amended to David—"Mdme. Colbran, afterwards Rossini’s wife, sang Desdemona, and David, Otello."Page185—you amended to your—"... they have not left you a seat in your own house."Page202—Faleiro amended to Faliero—"“Marino Faliero” was composed for Paris in 1835, ..."Page204—Nigida amended to Nisida—"... the story of which was drawn from “L’Ange de Nisida,” ..."Page209—chief amended to chef—"... and M. Habeneck,chef d’orchestreof the Académie Royale, ..."Page224—Skakespearian amended to Shakespearian—"... that probably only a Shakespearian subject could induce him ..."Page225—Othello amended to Otello—"There are no symphonic pieces in “Otello,” ..."Page228—maurir amended to mourir—"... pécheur, il faut mourir, ..."Page229—fall amended to full—"... but with a voice so full of shakes and quavers, ..."Page261—La amended to Le—"In 1797 he produced his “Le Jeune Henri,” ..."Page264—Gaspardo amended to Gasparo—"Luigi Gasparo Pacifico Spontini, born of peasant parents ..."Page266—rejoiner amended to rejoinder—"“What’s the use? I can’t hear a note,” was the impatient rejoinder."Page268—Formental amended to Fromental—"Fromental Halévy, a scion of the Hebrew race, ..."Page282—Anslem amended to Anselm—"... Clementi, Bernhard Anselm Weber, and Abbé Vogler."Page284—Veluti amended to Velluti—"In the latter city, Velluti, the last of the male sopranists, ..."Page292—faancs amended to francs—"... I certainly would have given two hundred francs for a seat; ..."Page297—avried amended to varied—"... accordingly as the varied meanings of Goethe’s masterpiece demand."Page326—by-word amended to bye-word—"... his name was a laughing-stock and a bye-word."Page335—S. Bach amended to J. S. Bach—"1685-1750J. S. Bach."Page335—Cerubini amended to Cherubini—"1760-1842Cherubini."Page335—1802 amended to 1827—"1770-1827Beethoven."
Transcriber's Note
Minor punctuation errors have been corrected.
Hyphenation and accent usage have been made consistent.
Spelling inconsistencies between the introduction and main text have been preserved as printed, e.g. Jommelli, Jomelli; Metastasia, Metastasio; Bonacini, Bononcini; etc.
Typographic errors, including errors in consistency, have been corrected as follows:
Pagex—parodox amended to paradox—"... what may with seeming paradox be called statuesque, ..."Pagexiv—psuedo amended to pseudo—"... when pseudo-classicism had given all it had to give; ..."Pagexv—Brahm amended to Brahms—"... Liszt, Franz, Thomas, Brahms, Rubenstein, ..."Pagexv—writen amended to written—"... and of his work a competent judge has written ..."Page30—Scheolcher amended to Schœlcher—"Schœlcher, in hisLife of Handel, says ..."Page33—and amended to andt—"Why, by the mercy of Heaven, andt the waders of Aix-la-Chapelle, ..."Page40—Encyclopedists amended to Encyclopædists—"The Encyclopædists stimulated the ferment ..."Page49—spmphony amended to symphony—"... (alluding to Haydn’s brown complexion and small stature) “composed that symphony?”"Page49—Hadyn amended to Haydn—"Haydn continued the intimate friend and associate of Prince Nicholas ..."Page57—Hadyn amended to Haydn—"Haydn was present, but he was so old and feeble ..."Page61—Mme. amended to Mdme.—"... when Mdme. Pompadour refused to kiss him, ..."Page73—expected amended to excepted—"The “Sinfonia Eroica,” the “Choral” only excepted, is the longest ..."Page81—Mme. amended to Mdme.—"... the following anecdote related by Mdme. Moscheles ..."Page83—Paesiello amended to Paisiello—"Paisiello liked the warm bed in which to jot down his musical notions, ..."Page89—medodies amended to melodies—"The immemorial melodies to which the popular songs of Germany were set ..."Page96—effertories amended to offertories—"His church music, consisting of six masses, many offertories, ..."Page100—Musikallische amended to Musikalische—"... in a critical article published in theWiener Musikalische Zeitung, ..."Page102—veilleicht amended to vielleicht—"Ein mann vielleicht von dreissig Jahr, ..."Page113—noctures amended to nocturnes—"... the preludes, nocturnes, scherzos, ballads, etc., ..."Page134—harmouy amended to harmony—"... sweetness of harmony and tune, ..."Page139—Tanhäuser amended to Tannhäuser—"... next came “Tannhäuser” and “Lohengrin,” ..."Page141—Tanhäuser amended to Tannhäuser—"In “Tannhäuser” and “Lohengrin” they find full sway."Page145—Büloz amended to Bülow—"... originated chiefly with the masterly playing of Herr Von Bülow, ..."Page149—Da amended to da, and Michel amended to Michael—"... Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Correggio, Titian, and Michael Angelo."Page149—Perluigui amended to Perluigi—"Giovanni Perluigi Aloisio da Palestrinawas born at Palestrina, ..."Page156—musiq amended to music—"... where comedies and other plays are represented in recitative music ..."Page165—opportuity amended to opportunity—"... as gave Vestris the opportunity for one of his greatest triumphs."Page168—Petersburgh amended to Petersburg—"... the invitation of Catherine to become the court composer at St. Petersburg, ..."Page173—Stendhal amended to Stendhall—"... Stendhall says, in hisLife of Rossini, ..."Page178—accomodations amended to accommodations—"... and those unable to get other accommodations encamp ..."Page181—totaly amended to totally—"Sterbini made the libretto totally different ..."Page184—Davide amended to David—"Mdme. Colbran, afterwards Rossini’s wife, sang Desdemona, and David, Otello."Page185—you amended to your—"... they have not left you a seat in your own house."Page202—Faleiro amended to Faliero—"“Marino Faliero” was composed for Paris in 1835, ..."Page204—Nigida amended to Nisida—"... the story of which was drawn from “L’Ange de Nisida,” ..."Page209—chief amended to chef—"... and M. Habeneck,chef d’orchestreof the Académie Royale, ..."Page224—Skakespearian amended to Shakespearian—"... that probably only a Shakespearian subject could induce him ..."Page225—Othello amended to Otello—"There are no symphonic pieces in “Otello,” ..."Page228—maurir amended to mourir—"... pécheur, il faut mourir, ..."Page229—fall amended to full—"... but with a voice so full of shakes and quavers, ..."Page261—La amended to Le—"In 1797 he produced his “Le Jeune Henri,” ..."Page264—Gaspardo amended to Gasparo—"Luigi Gasparo Pacifico Spontini, born of peasant parents ..."Page266—rejoiner amended to rejoinder—"“What’s the use? I can’t hear a note,” was the impatient rejoinder."Page268—Formental amended to Fromental—"Fromental Halévy, a scion of the Hebrew race, ..."Page282—Anslem amended to Anselm—"... Clementi, Bernhard Anselm Weber, and Abbé Vogler."Page284—Veluti amended to Velluti—"In the latter city, Velluti, the last of the male sopranists, ..."Page292—faancs amended to francs—"... I certainly would have given two hundred francs for a seat; ..."Page297—avried amended to varied—"... accordingly as the varied meanings of Goethe’s masterpiece demand."Page326—by-word amended to bye-word—"... his name was a laughing-stock and a bye-word."Page335—S. Bach amended to J. S. Bach—"1685-1750J. S. Bach."Page335—Cerubini amended to Cherubini—"1760-1842Cherubini."Page335—1802 amended to 1827—"1770-1827Beethoven."
Pagex—parodox amended to paradox—"... what may with seeming paradox be called statuesque, ..."
Pagexiv—psuedo amended to pseudo—"... when pseudo-classicism had given all it had to give; ..."
Pagexv—Brahm amended to Brahms—"... Liszt, Franz, Thomas, Brahms, Rubenstein, ..."
Pagexv—writen amended to written—"... and of his work a competent judge has written ..."
Page30—Scheolcher amended to Schœlcher—"Schœlcher, in hisLife of Handel, says ..."
Page33—and amended to andt—"Why, by the mercy of Heaven, andt the waders of Aix-la-Chapelle, ..."
Page40—Encyclopedists amended to Encyclopædists—"The Encyclopædists stimulated the ferment ..."
Page49—spmphony amended to symphony—"... (alluding to Haydn’s brown complexion and small stature) “composed that symphony?”"
Page49—Hadyn amended to Haydn—"Haydn continued the intimate friend and associate of Prince Nicholas ..."
Page57—Hadyn amended to Haydn—"Haydn was present, but he was so old and feeble ..."
Page61—Mme. amended to Mdme.—"... when Mdme. Pompadour refused to kiss him, ..."
Page73—expected amended to excepted—"The “Sinfonia Eroica,” the “Choral” only excepted, is the longest ..."
Page81—Mme. amended to Mdme.—"... the following anecdote related by Mdme. Moscheles ..."
Page83—Paesiello amended to Paisiello—"Paisiello liked the warm bed in which to jot down his musical notions, ..."
Page89—medodies amended to melodies—"The immemorial melodies to which the popular songs of Germany were set ..."
Page96—effertories amended to offertories—"His church music, consisting of six masses, many offertories, ..."
Page100—Musikallische amended to Musikalische—"... in a critical article published in theWiener Musikalische Zeitung, ..."
Page102—veilleicht amended to vielleicht—"Ein mann vielleicht von dreissig Jahr, ..."
Page113—noctures amended to nocturnes—"... the preludes, nocturnes, scherzos, ballads, etc., ..."
Page134—harmouy amended to harmony—"... sweetness of harmony and tune, ..."
Page139—Tanhäuser amended to Tannhäuser—"... next came “Tannhäuser” and “Lohengrin,” ..."
Page141—Tanhäuser amended to Tannhäuser—"In “Tannhäuser” and “Lohengrin” they find full sway."
Page145—Büloz amended to Bülow—"... originated chiefly with the masterly playing of Herr Von Bülow, ..."
Page149—Da amended to da, and Michel amended to Michael—"... Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Correggio, Titian, and Michael Angelo."
Page149—Perluigui amended to Perluigi—"Giovanni Perluigi Aloisio da Palestrinawas born at Palestrina, ..."
Page156—musiq amended to music—"... where comedies and other plays are represented in recitative music ..."
Page165—opportuity amended to opportunity—"... as gave Vestris the opportunity for one of his greatest triumphs."
Page168—Petersburgh amended to Petersburg—"... the invitation of Catherine to become the court composer at St. Petersburg, ..."
Page173—Stendhal amended to Stendhall—"... Stendhall says, in hisLife of Rossini, ..."
Page178—accomodations amended to accommodations—"... and those unable to get other accommodations encamp ..."
Page181—totaly amended to totally—"Sterbini made the libretto totally different ..."
Page184—Davide amended to David—"Mdme. Colbran, afterwards Rossini’s wife, sang Desdemona, and David, Otello."
Page185—you amended to your—"... they have not left you a seat in your own house."
Page202—Faleiro amended to Faliero—"“Marino Faliero” was composed for Paris in 1835, ..."
Page204—Nigida amended to Nisida—"... the story of which was drawn from “L’Ange de Nisida,” ..."
Page209—chief amended to chef—"... and M. Habeneck,chef d’orchestreof the Académie Royale, ..."
Page224—Skakespearian amended to Shakespearian—"... that probably only a Shakespearian subject could induce him ..."
Page225—Othello amended to Otello—"There are no symphonic pieces in “Otello,” ..."
Page228—maurir amended to mourir—"... pécheur, il faut mourir, ..."
Page229—fall amended to full—"... but with a voice so full of shakes and quavers, ..."
Page261—La amended to Le—"In 1797 he produced his “Le Jeune Henri,” ..."
Page264—Gaspardo amended to Gasparo—"Luigi Gasparo Pacifico Spontini, born of peasant parents ..."
Page266—rejoiner amended to rejoinder—"“What’s the use? I can’t hear a note,” was the impatient rejoinder."
Page268—Formental amended to Fromental—"Fromental Halévy, a scion of the Hebrew race, ..."
Page282—Anslem amended to Anselm—"... Clementi, Bernhard Anselm Weber, and Abbé Vogler."
Page284—Veluti amended to Velluti—"In the latter city, Velluti, the last of the male sopranists, ..."
Page292—faancs amended to francs—"... I certainly would have given two hundred francs for a seat; ..."
Page297—avried amended to varied—"... accordingly as the varied meanings of Goethe’s masterpiece demand."
Page326—by-word amended to bye-word—"... his name was a laughing-stock and a bye-word."
Page335—S. Bach amended to J. S. Bach—"1685-1750J. S. Bach."
Page335—Cerubini amended to Cherubini—"1760-1842Cherubini."
Page335—1802 amended to 1827—"1770-1827Beethoven."