E. C. Stedman, “The Nature and Elements of Poetry,” p. 99. Footnote 17: “Preludes and Studies,” p. 112. Footnote 18: “Preludes and Studies,” p. 48. Footnote 19: See Kleinmichel piano score of “Die Walküre,” p. 304. Footnote 20: “From the Tone World,” by Louis Ehlert. Charles Tretbar, New York. Footnote 21: Article “Harmony,” in Grove’s Dictionary of Music, by C. H. H. Parry. Footnote 22: See articles on “Music in Italy,” and on the Netherland masters. Footnote 23: A complete edition of Buxtehude’s works has recently been published in Leipzig. Footnote 24: Mozart, it will be remembered, saw none of Bach’s choral works until two years before his death. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES Page Changed from Changed to 562 this a race of tragic heroes this is a race of tragic heroes 1. Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling. 2. Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed. 3. Re-indexed footnotes using numbers and collected together at the end of the last chapter. 4. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_.