Transcriber's NoteApparent printer's errors have been retained, unless stated below.Punctuation, capitalization, accents and formatting markup have been made consistent in the text. This excludes the footnotes due to several inconsistencies.Page2, "Giques" changed to "Gigues". ('Pièces de Clavecin, en deux Volumes, consistant des Ouvertures, Preludes, Fugues, Allemandes, Courentes, Sarabandes, Gigues et Aires, composées par J. Mattheson, Secr.—London, printed for J. D. Fletcher.')Page6, "I I" changed to "I". (I am sure if he reads this he will laugh in his sleeve, for outwardly he seldom laughs.)Page58, "Quartett for 2 Violins, 2 Tenors, and Violoncello". Although the instruments described constitute a quintett, this is how it appears in the original.Page132, "unusally" changed to "unusually". (There remained now nothing for him to do but to take up his jacket and make the best of his way home. But the jacket felt so unusually heavy;)Page141, "ecstacy" changed to "ecstasy". (After he had been a while in this state of reflection, he heard heavenly strains of music, and on looking up he saw a little bird which sang with a voice so enchantingly melodious that he arose in ecstasy.Page151, "semicircle" changed to "semi-circle" for consistency. (Sometimes they form a semi-circle, assume a bending position, and sing in a subdued tone of voice a soft air;)Page158, "Odeinna" changed to "Oodeinna" for consistency. (The following scenes are from a drama commemorating an episode from the life of Oodeinna, King of Kauthambi, a country in India.)Page174, "develope" changed to "develop". (The Netherlandish masters institute Schools in Italy and develop the art of music with great success in that country.)Page185, "Trojan" changed to "Trajan". (Trajan, Roman Emperor (98).)Page204, "Christofali" changed to "Christofori". (About this time, the first Pianofortes were constructed by Christofori, in Italy, and by Schröter, in Germany.)Page206, "harpischord" changed to "harpsichord". (many compositions for the organ, clavichord, clavicembalo (harpsichord), and for the orchestra.)Page219, "Manheim" changed to "Mannheim". (Weber (Bernhard Anselm), born 1766 at Mannheim, died 1821.)Footnote15, "Crysander" changed to "Chrysander" for consistency. (See G. F. Händel, von F. Chrysander, Leipzig, 1858, Vol. I., p. 139.)
Transcriber's NoteApparent printer's errors have been retained, unless stated below.Punctuation, capitalization, accents and formatting markup have been made consistent in the text. This excludes the footnotes due to several inconsistencies.Page2, "Giques" changed to "Gigues". ('Pièces de Clavecin, en deux Volumes, consistant des Ouvertures, Preludes, Fugues, Allemandes, Courentes, Sarabandes, Gigues et Aires, composées par J. Mattheson, Secr.—London, printed for J. D. Fletcher.')Page6, "I I" changed to "I". (I am sure if he reads this he will laugh in his sleeve, for outwardly he seldom laughs.)Page58, "Quartett for 2 Violins, 2 Tenors, and Violoncello". Although the instruments described constitute a quintett, this is how it appears in the original.Page132, "unusally" changed to "unusually". (There remained now nothing for him to do but to take up his jacket and make the best of his way home. But the jacket felt so unusually heavy;)Page141, "ecstacy" changed to "ecstasy". (After he had been a while in this state of reflection, he heard heavenly strains of music, and on looking up he saw a little bird which sang with a voice so enchantingly melodious that he arose in ecstasy.Page151, "semicircle" changed to "semi-circle" for consistency. (Sometimes they form a semi-circle, assume a bending position, and sing in a subdued tone of voice a soft air;)Page158, "Odeinna" changed to "Oodeinna" for consistency. (The following scenes are from a drama commemorating an episode from the life of Oodeinna, King of Kauthambi, a country in India.)Page174, "develope" changed to "develop". (The Netherlandish masters institute Schools in Italy and develop the art of music with great success in that country.)Page185, "Trojan" changed to "Trajan". (Trajan, Roman Emperor (98).)Page204, "Christofali" changed to "Christofori". (About this time, the first Pianofortes were constructed by Christofori, in Italy, and by Schröter, in Germany.)Page206, "harpischord" changed to "harpsichord". (many compositions for the organ, clavichord, clavicembalo (harpsichord), and for the orchestra.)Page219, "Manheim" changed to "Mannheim". (Weber (Bernhard Anselm), born 1766 at Mannheim, died 1821.)Footnote15, "Crysander" changed to "Chrysander" for consistency. (See G. F. Händel, von F. Chrysander, Leipzig, 1858, Vol. I., p. 139.)
Apparent printer's errors have been retained, unless stated below.
Punctuation, capitalization, accents and formatting markup have been made consistent in the text. This excludes the footnotes due to several inconsistencies.
Page2, "Giques" changed to "Gigues". ('Pièces de Clavecin, en deux Volumes, consistant des Ouvertures, Preludes, Fugues, Allemandes, Courentes, Sarabandes, Gigues et Aires, composées par J. Mattheson, Secr.—London, printed for J. D. Fletcher.')
Page6, "I I" changed to "I". (I am sure if he reads this he will laugh in his sleeve, for outwardly he seldom laughs.)
Page58, "Quartett for 2 Violins, 2 Tenors, and Violoncello". Although the instruments described constitute a quintett, this is how it appears in the original.
Page132, "unusally" changed to "unusually". (There remained now nothing for him to do but to take up his jacket and make the best of his way home. But the jacket felt so unusually heavy;)
Page141, "ecstacy" changed to "ecstasy". (After he had been a while in this state of reflection, he heard heavenly strains of music, and on looking up he saw a little bird which sang with a voice so enchantingly melodious that he arose in ecstasy.
Page151, "semicircle" changed to "semi-circle" for consistency. (Sometimes they form a semi-circle, assume a bending position, and sing in a subdued tone of voice a soft air;)
Page158, "Odeinna" changed to "Oodeinna" for consistency. (The following scenes are from a drama commemorating an episode from the life of Oodeinna, King of Kauthambi, a country in India.)
Page174, "develope" changed to "develop". (The Netherlandish masters institute Schools in Italy and develop the art of music with great success in that country.)
Page185, "Trojan" changed to "Trajan". (Trajan, Roman Emperor (98).)
Page204, "Christofali" changed to "Christofori". (About this time, the first Pianofortes were constructed by Christofori, in Italy, and by Schröter, in Germany.)
Page206, "harpischord" changed to "harpsichord". (many compositions for the organ, clavichord, clavicembalo (harpsichord), and for the orchestra.)
Page219, "Manheim" changed to "Mannheim". (Weber (Bernhard Anselm), born 1766 at Mannheim, died 1821.)
Footnote15, "Crysander" changed to "Chrysander" for consistency. (See G. F. Händel, von F. Chrysander, Leipzig, 1858, Vol. I., p. 139.)