TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES In the plain text version Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. The sign ^ represents a superscript; thus e^ represents the lower case letter _e_ written immediately above the previous character. Most of the Greek words included in the original work have been transliterated to the Latin alphabet. The only exception has been the words belonging to the song Prayer to the Muse. The transliterated Greek words have been signaled in the text with the sign [Greek: text transliterated]. The musical files for the musical examples discussed in the book have been provided by Jude Eylander. Those examples can be heard by clicking on the [Listen] tab. This is only possible in the HTML version of the book. The scores that appear in the original book have been included as images. In the plain text version there are some musical signs that cannot be reproduced. They are indicated in the text with the label [music sign]. Those music signs are included as images in the HTML version of the work. In some cases the scores that were used to generate the music files differ slightly from the original scores. Those differences are due to modifications that were made during the process of creating the musical archives. These scores are included as png images, and can be seen by clicking on the [PNG] tag in the HTML version of the book. Obvious punctuation and other printing errors have been corrected. Some of the tables and diagrams presented in the plain text version have been modified from their original lay-out to avoid unsupported display. The original layout of those tables and diagrams are available in the HTML version where they have been included as images. The book cover has been modified by the Transcriber and is included in the public domain. * * * * * THE ART OF MUSIC The Art of Music A Comprehensive Library of Information for Music Lovers and Musicians Editor-in-Chief DANIEL GREGORY MASON Columbia University Associate Editors EDWARD B. HILL LELAND HALL Harvard University Past Professor, Univ. of Wisconsin Managing Editor CÉSAR SAERCHINGER Modern Music Society of New York In Fourteen Volumes Profusely Illustrated [Illustration: NATIONAL SOCIETY OF MUSIC] NEW YORK THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF MUSIC 1915 [Illustration: King René and his Musical Court.] _From the Breviary of King René, a 15th century manuscript in the Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal._