Banchieri, Adriano, on the spinet, 90, 91. "Barber of Bagdad, The," Cornelius's 356. "Barber of Seville." See "_Barbiere di Siviglia_." "Barbiere di Siviglia," Rossini's, 277, 279. Bardi, Giovanni, Count of Vernio, 236; festival play of, 236. Baritone, the, 272, 273. Barromeo, Cardinal, 72. Bars, 19. Bass clarinet, the, 155, 156, 157. Bass lute, the, 148. Bass trumpet, the, 155. Bass tuba, the, 155, 156. Bass viols, 149, 150, 151, 153, 162, 166, 188, 189, 190. Basses, 272, 273. "Basso ostinato," a, first example of, 33. Bassoon, the, 152, 153, 155, 156, 157, 162, 191. "Bastien et Bastienne," Mozart's, 340. "Bataille, Le," Jannequin's, 48. Bavaria, 313. Bayreuth theatre, the, 148. Beaujoyeux, Balthasar de, the "Ballet Comique de la Royne" of, 148, 291, 290, 294, 300, 303, 307. Beaulieu, 291. Beauty, pure, the advent of, 48, 141; the period in music of, 164. Bechstein, Frederick W., 93, 97. Beethoven, Ludwig van, masses of, 80, 95; works of, 111; develops tone-color, 112; his sonatas, 113, 138; his use of the pedals, 113, 137, 141, 142; life of, 143; his improvements in the sonata form, 143, 144; employs instrumental music for emotional expression, 144; his music divided into three styles, 145; summary of his work, 145, 146; his piano sonatas, 145, 146, 193; his full symphonic orchestra, 153, 163, 167, 168, 170; his symphonies, 170; the work laid out for, 171, 172; his nine symphonies, 172, 175, 176; his technical alterations, 175; significance of his work, 176; his romanticism, 176, 182, 184; his influence of the quartet, 192; his chamber music, 193; his "Rassoumoffsky Quartets," 194, 322, 342, 347, 348, 352; his "Fidelio," 353; his overtures, 353, 358, 387, 389, 390. "Beethoven and his Nine Symphonies," Grove's, 172. Beethoven orchestra, the, 153, 164. Belgium, 34. Bellini, Vincenzo, operas of, 280, 390. "Belshazzar," Carissimi's, 204. Benedictus, the, 8. Berlin, 97, 337. Berlioz, Hector, 154; his symphonic writing, 179, 180, 350, 352. Beverley, 63. Biber, H. J. F., 129; sonatas of, 139. Bible, the, 71, 84. Binchois, 40. "Bird Cantata," Gombert's, 48. Bizet, Georges, operas of, 331. Bohemia, 44, 313. Boito, Arrigo, 284; his "Mefistofele," 284, 288; his "Nerone," 288. Bologna, 105; the home of opera, 253. Boniface, Saint, 10. Bonn, 143. Boschi, the great bass, 273. Brabant, 45. Brahms, Johannes, the symphonic writing of, 179; the music of, 182, 184, 185; his chamber music, 197; his "German Requiem," 232, 382. Brambs, Dr., on "Christ's Passion," 201. Brass, the, 156, 187.