TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES In the plain text version Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. Small caps are represented in UPPER CASE. The sign ^ represents a superscript; thus e^ represents the lower case letter “e” written immediately above the level of the previous character. 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 “jpg” images. 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 by the Music Transcriber during the process of creating the musical archives in order to make the music play accurately on modern musical transcribing programs. These scores are included as PNG images, and can be seen by clicking on the [PNG] tag in the HTML version of the book. There is a list of the illustrations presented in the book. Some of the captions included in the transcription were taken from this list as there were images without any caption. However, the image facing page 471 is not listed and hence it was left without caption. Obvious punctuation and other printing errors have been corrected. 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] NEW YORK THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF MUSIC [Illustration: Home Concert] _Painting by Fritz von Uhde_ THE ART OF MUSIC: VOLUME SEVEN Pianoforte and Chamber Music Department Editor: LELAND HALL, M.A. Past Professor of Musical History, University of Wisconsin Introduction by HAROLD BAUER [Illustration] NEW YORK THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF MUSIC