Romanticists, the, 178, 179; new, 356. Romantic period, the, characteristics of, 392, 393. Romantic school, the, Beethoven's symphonies the connecting link between the classic school and, 176, 177, 180, 342. Romantic writers, the, 170. Rome, 2; singing-schools at, 3; Sistine Chapel at, 43, 45, 49, 51, 55, 67, 68, 71; the pontifical chapel at, 74; school of Catholic composition at, 77; Christianity introduced into, 200; oratorio first performed in, 203, 219, 244. "Romeo and Juliet," Berlioz's, 180. "Romeo et Juliette," Gounod's, 284, 329, 330, 331. Roncole, 281. Rore, Cyprian di, 39, 45; his "Chromatic Madrigals," 47, 49, 50, 77. Rossi, Francesco, operas of, 271. Rossini, Gioachino Antonio, operas of, 277; his abilities, 277; his methods, 277; his improvements, 278; popularity of his operas, 279; his style, 279, 280, 281. Rousseau, 310. Rubinstein, 114. Ruckers, Andreas, the harpsichord builder, 92. Ruckers, Hans, the harpsichord builder, 92. Ruckert, 349. "Rules of the Minnesingers," Cersne's, 87. Ruta, Girolamo di, 105. Sablières, the Sieur de, 300. Sacchini, 221, 275. St. Bartholomew, the massacre of, 45. St. Étienne, 333. "St. Franciscus," Tinel's, 233. St. Gall, the convent of, 9, 10. St. Gregory's Cathedral, 62. St. John Lateran, the Church of, 49. St. John's College, 63. St. Mark's, at Venice, 45, 46, 263. St. Martin's, the Cathedral of, 40. St. Matthew Passion, Bach's, 212; resurrected by Mendelssohn, 221, 227, 233. St. Michael Royal, the Church of, 63. "St. Paul," Mendelssohn's, 213. St. Peter's, Rome, 75. Saint-Säens, Camille, operas of, 332; influence of Meyerbeer upon, 333. "Sakuntala" overture, Goldmark's, 179. "Salammbô," Reyer's, 334. Salmon, 291. Salo, Gasparo di, the first violin maker, 149. Salzburg, 139. "Samson," Handel's, 213, 223. "Samson et Dalila," Saint-Säens', 332, 333. Sängerkrieg, the great, 58. Sante, Giovanni Pierluigi. See _Palestrina_. "Sapho," Gounod's, 329. "Saul," Handel's, 153, 207. Scale, the Æolian, 6. Scale, the Doric, 5. Scale, the Lydian, 5, 6. Scale, the Phrygian, 5. Scale playing, 108. Scales, ecclesiastical, 235, 243, 261. Scales, the Greek, 4, 5, 6. Scales, the Gregorian, 47. Scales, modern, 6. Scales, modern major, 4. Scales, the old church, disappearance of, 214. Scaliger, 90, 91.