1.What composer preserved the most perfect balance between artistic conception and expression?2.How may the student break the veil of conventions?3.What fundamental laws should underlie interpretation?4.How may master works be born again?5.Is one ever warranted in altering a masterpiece?6.Tell of Beethoven's attitude toward the metronome.7.How may errors arise in the use of the terms of expression?8.How may one be helped in learning the musical language?9.State some mistakes peculiar to the pianoforte.10.What voyages of exploration must the student make?
Transcriber's NotesPage8: TorquamadasicPage153: subtilitiessicPage159: regretable amended to regrettablePage187: dumfoundedsicPage251: "polish Prussia" amended to "Polish Prussia"Page257: Klaverspiels amended to KlavierspielsPage262: pedagogssicHyphenation has generally been standardized. However, when a word appears hyphenated and unhyphenated an equal number of times, both versions have been retained (offhand/off-hand)."Etude/Étude" and "etude/étude" are used interchangeably. This has been retained.Discrepancies between the Table of Contents and individual chapter headings have been retained. Page references have been corrected.
Page8: Torquamadasic
Page153: subtilitiessic
Page159: regretable amended to regrettable
Page187: dumfoundedsic
Page251: "polish Prussia" amended to "Polish Prussia"
Page257: Klaverspiels amended to Klavierspiels
Page262: pedagogssic
Hyphenation has generally been standardized. However, when a word appears hyphenated and unhyphenated an equal number of times, both versions have been retained (offhand/off-hand).
"Etude/Étude" and "etude/étude" are used interchangeably. This has been retained.
Discrepancies between the Table of Contents and individual chapter headings have been retained. Page references have been corrected.