University Musical Encyclopedia - A History Of Music Volume 1 - Paperback

MU5ICA L ENCYCLOPEDIA 11 CHIEF EDITOR LOUIS C. ELSON New England Conservatory of Musk In Ten Volumes Vol. I. A History of Music Primitive, Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Euro pean Vol. II. A History of Music Music in America Special Articles Vol. III. Great Composers Vol. IV. Great Composers Continued Vol. V. Religious Music of the World Vol. VI. Vocal Music and Musicians The Vocal Art Great Vocalists Famous Songs Vol. VII. The Opera History and Guide Vol. VIII. The Theory of Music Piano Technique Vol. IX. University Dictionary of Music and Musicians Vol. X. University Dictionary of Music and Musicians Continued The UNIVERSITY SOCIETY PUBLISHERS l b w m UNIVERSITY MUSICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA HISTORY OF . MUSIC VOLUME I. Primitive, Ancient, Medieval, and Modern European Music MODERN INSTRUMENTS ty Many Eminent Editors, Experts, and Special Contributors, including LOUIS C. JLSON, SIR C. HUBERT. PARRY, KATHLEEN SCHLESINGER, Riv. JOHN F. ROWBOTHAM, and ARTHUR ELSON j I THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY NEW YORK E Partial List of Editors, Experts, and Special Contributors CHARLES ANNESLEY Author of The Standard Opera Glass. BERNARD BOEKELMAN Pianist, Teacher, Composer, and Conductor. C. E. BOURNE Author of The Great Composers. REV. DAVID R. BREED Author of The History and Use of Hymns and Hymn-Tunes. ANNA, COMTESSE DE BREMONT Author of The World of Music REV. DUNCAN CAMPBELL Author of Hymns and Hymn Makers. FREDERICK J. CROWEST Editor of The Master Musicians series, etc Author of The Story of Music, etc REGINALD DE KOVEN Critic and Conductor Composer of Robin Hood, etc LOUIS R. DRESSLER Organist, Choir Director, Editor, and Composer. LOUIS C. ELSON Teacher, Lecturer, and Critic Author of Curiosities of Music, History of American Music, etc. HENRY T. FINCK Musical Critic Author of Wagner and His Works, Songs and Song Writers. LIST OF EDITORS FITZ-GERALD Author of Stories of Famous Songs. MARK HAMBOURG Pianist. RICHARD HOFFMAN Pianist, Teacher, and Composer. W. GARRETT HORDER Editor of The Treasury of American Sacred Song. HELEN KENDRICK JOHNSON Editor Author of Our Familiar Songs. HENRY E. KREHBIEL Musical Critic Author of How to Listen to Music. BENJAMIN J. LANG Pianist, Organist, Teacher, and Conductor. E. MARKHAM LEE Author of The Story of Opera. LILLI LEHMANN-KALISCH Operatic Soprano Imperial Chamber-singer Berlin. HUBERT P. MAIN Hymn Composer Compiler and Editor of Hymn and Other Song Collections. BLANCHE MARCHESI Baronne Caccamisi Opera, Oratorio, and Concert Singer Teacher of Singing. MATHILDE MARCHESI Vocal Teacher Author of Practical Lessons m Singing. WILLIAM MASON Pianist, Composer, and Teacher Author of Touch and Technics, Memories of a Musical Life. VICTOR MAUREL Operatic Barytone. PARTIAL LIST OF EDITORS NELLIE MELBA Operatic Soprano. SEBASTIAN B. MILLS Pianist, Composer, and Teacher. SIR C. HUBERT H. PARRY Director of the Royal College of Music, London Pro fessor of Music in Oxford University. ANNIE W. PATTERSON Lecturer, Composer, and Conductor Author of The Story of Oratorio. WILLIAM S. ROCKSTRO Pianist, Lecturer, and Teacher Author of General History of Music, etc. REV. JOHN F. ROWBOTHAM Author of The History of Music The Private Life of the Great Composers, etc. XAVER SCHARWENKA Pianist and Composer. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Singer and Vocal Instructor. R FARQUHARSON SHARP Assistant Librarian of the British Museum Author of Wagners Drama, Der Ring des Nibelungen, etc. WILLIAM H.SHERWOOD Pianist, Organist, Composer, and Teacher. R. E. STREATFEILD Author of Modern Music and Musicians. HORATIO W. PARKER Composer and Teacher. PARTIAL LIST OF EDITORS GUSTAV KOBBE Musical Critic Author of Wagners Life and Works, The Ring of the Nibelung, etc. LILLIAN NORDICA Operatic Soprano. JOHN PHILIP SOUSA Composer, Bandmaster, and Author. JAMES FRANCIS COOKE Educational Writer on Music. ARTHUR ELSON Educator and Musical Writer Author of A Critical History of Opera, Womans Work in Music, Musi cal Instruments, etc...