I Introduction 7 The Hindoos 8 II Ancient Egyptian 15 III Biblical and Hebrew 26 IV Ancient Greek Music 35 V The Public Games of Greece 39 VI The Philosophers, and Greek Social Music 53 VII Greek Theatre and Chorus 67 VII The Dances of Ancient Greece 79 VIII Ancient Roman Music 85 IX Music of the Roman Theatre 95 X Music of the Roman Empire 99 XI History of Chinese Music 114 XII Chinese Music and Musical Instruments 142 Of the Sound of Stone 145 Of the Sound of Metal 148 Of the Sound of Baked Clay 149 Of the Sound of Silk 149 The Sound of Wood 151 The Sound of Bamboo 153 The Sound of Calabash 155 Miscellaneous Instruments 156 The Sound of the Voice 158 XIII Chinese Musical Compositions and Ceremonies 162 Hymn to the Ancestors 164 XVI The Chinese Theatre and Dances 176 XVII Music of Japan 201 XVIII Music of Savage Nations 229 XIX African Music 251 Praise of Dingan, A Very Celebrated Chief 254 XX Music of the Early Christian Church 280 Greek Church 288 Syrian Church 290 The Armenian Church 292 The Churches of Africa 293 General Synopsis of Early Christian Music 296 XXI The Ambrosian and Gregorian Chant 299 XXII Music in Europe from the Fifth Century 308 XXIII The Ancient Bards 323 XXIV The Troubadours and Minne-Singers 329 XXV Curiosities of the Opera. Modern Composers, and Conclusion 352