=CATECHESIS; OR, CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION PREPARATORY TO
CONFIRMATION AND FIRST COMMUNION.= By CHARLES WORDSWORTH,
D.C.L., Bishop of St. Andrew’s. New Edition. Small 8vo. 2s.
=A THEORY OF HARMONY.= Founded on the Tempered Scale. With
Questions and Exercises for the Use of Students. By JOHN
STAINER, Mus. Doc., M.A., Magdalene College, Oxford, Organist
to St. Paul’s Cathedral. Royal 8vo. 7s. 6d.
“_It is the first work of its class that needs no apology for its
introduction, as it is really much needed especially by teachers, who
would fail without the aid of its principles to account for many of
the effects in modern music, used in direct opposition to the teaching
of the schools. It is difficult, if not impossible, to give a more
elaborate description of a book destined to effect an entire change
in musical teaching without entering into details that could not but
prove uninteresting to the general readers, while to the musician and
amateur, the possession of the book itself is recommended as a valuable
confirmation of ideas that exist to a large extent in the minds of
every one who has ever thought about music, and who desires to see
established a more uniform basis of study. The great and leading
characteristic of the work is its logical reasoning and definitions,
a character not possessed by any previous book on the subject, and for
this Dr. Stainer’s theory is certain to gain ground, and be the means
of opening an easy and pleasant path in a road hitherto beset with the
thorns and briars of perplexing technicalities._”――MORNING POST.
“_Dr. Stainer is a learned musician, and his book supplies a manual of
information as well as a rich repository of musical erudition in the
form of classical quotations from the great masters._”――JOHN BULL.
“_Dr. Stainer, in his thoughtful book, sees clearly of amalgamating
opposing systems in order to found a theory of harmony. He bases
his work on the tempered scale, and he developes and illustrates his
theory by questions and exercises for the use of students. His opening
exposition of the rudiments of music is clear: when he reaches the
regions of harmony he comes on debateable ground._”――ATHENÆUM.
“_To the student perplexed and chained down by the multitudinous rules
of the old theorists, we cannot give better comfort than to advise him
to read forthwith Dr. Stainer’s ingenious and thoughtful book. It is
exceedingly well got up, and from the clearness of the type used, very
easy and pleasant to read._”――CHOIR.
=CHURCH ORGANS=: their Position and Construction. With an
Appendix containing some Account of the Mediæval Organ Case
still existing at Old Radnor, South Wales. By FREDERICK
HEATHCOTE SUTTON, M.A., Vicar of Theddingworth. With
Illustrations. Imperial folio. 6s. 6d.
=MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.= By HENRY FRANCIS LYTE, M.A. New Edition.
Small 8vo. 5s.
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