"Ernani," Verdi's, 281, 282, 287. Ernst, Johann, 189. "Eroica" symphony, Beethoven's 145, 172, 173, 174, 389. Eschenbach, Wolfram von, 58. "Esclarmonde," Massenet's, 333. "Essay on the Troubadours," Ritter's, 57. Est, Hercules d', Duke of Ferrara, 43. Esterhazy, Prince, 136; his orchestra, 161. Esterhazy orchestra, the, 161, 162. "Étienne Marcel," Saint-Säens', 332. "Étoile du Nord, L'," Meyerbeer's, 325. Euripides, 201, 238, 239. Europe, addicted to the Italian opera habit, 220. "Euryanthe," Weber's, 349. "Eurydice," Rinuccini and Peri's, 149, 245, 246; the first Italian opera, 247; production of, 247; its performance in New York, 248; the orchestra in, 250; peculiarities of the music, 250, 253, 254; in Paris, 294, 295, 315. "Evolution of the Art of Music," Parry's, 81. Exposition, the, 118. Expression, attempts at, 48. "Eroica," 389. Faber, Daniel, 89. "Fable of Arion, The," 236. "Fall of Lucifer, The," 201. "Falstaff," Verdi's, 282, 285, 287, 378, 390. "Famous Composers and their Works," Krehbiel's, 351. "Faniska," Cherubini's, 322. Fantasias, Bach's, 122. Farinelli, the singer, 271. "Faust," Goethe's, 288. "Faust," Gounod's, 329, 330, 331. "Favorita, La," Donizetti's, 280. "Ferdinand Cortez," Spontini's, 323. Ferdinand, the Grand Duke, 236. Ferrara, Duke of. See _Est, Hercules d'_. Festival plays, 235, 236, 237, 247, 254, 291, 336. "Fidelio," Beethoven's, 353, 354. Fingering, rules for, 105. Fingering, the Bach system of, 109, 113. "Finta semplice, La," Mozart's, 340. First violin, the, 151, 154, 155, 162, 186, 187. Flageolets, 148. Flanders, 14, 44, 45. Flavian, 3. Florence, 202, 235, 237, 241, 244. 247, 300, 336. Florentines, the, 248. Flutes, 2, 148, 149, 152, 153, 155, 156, 157, 162, 163, 189, 190, 193, 203, 250. "Flying Dutchman, The," Wagner's, 358, 364. Folk-song, influence of, 36; in Germany, 59, 70, 71, 76, 263, 385. Folk-tunes, the German, 350. "Forest Maiden, The" Weber's, 349. "Fra Diavolo," Auber's, 323. France, 9, 17, 23; connection between the Roman Church and, 24, 35, 44, 56, 58; quartet writing in, 190, 246; Italian opera in, 294, 295, 312; love of ballet in, 306; the lyric drama in, 332; hostile to Wagner, 358. Francesco I., Duke of Tuscany, 237. Franco, systematizes notation, 17, 19, 20. Frankish chiefs, the, 55. Frederick the Great, 93, 133, 189. "Freischütz, Der," Weber's, 342, 349, 350, 355, 389. French school, the. See _Contrapuntists_. French school of opera, the, 275, 303, 333, 389. Frescobaldi, Girolamo, the ricercari of, 104; his canzone, 104; his chromatic harmonies, 104. Friederici of Gera, 94.