CONTENTS. PAGE 9 - -- . VI. Description of Strawberry Hill. - Dissolution of Par- liament. Measures for carrying the Elections. VII. Description of Strawberry Hill. Clandestine Mar- Gray's "Odes" to be Printed at Strawberry Hill X. History of Charles V. - History of Learning XI. Congratulations on Pitt's Administration Their History, their Music, and their Composers. A Handbook. By GEORGE P. UPTON. 12m0, 321 pages, yellow edges, price $1.50; extra gilt, gilt edges, $2.00. Its The usefulness of this handbook cannot be doubted. pages are packed full of these fascinating renderings. The accounts of each composer are succinct and yet sufficient. The author has done a genuine service to the world of music lovers. The comprehension of orchestral work of the highest character is aided efficiently by this volume. The mechanical execution of the volume is in harmony with its subject. No worthier volume can be found to put into the hands of an amateur or a friend of music. - Public Opinion, Washington. None who have seen the previous books of Mr. Upton will need assurance that this is as indispensable as the others to one who would listen intelligently to that better class of music which musicians congratulate themselves Americans are learning to appreciatively enjoy. - Home Journal, New York. As a There has never been, in this country at least, so thorough an attempt to collate the facts of programme music. definite helper in some cases and as a refresher in others we believe Mr. Upton's book to have a lasting value.... The book, in brief, shows enthusiastic and honorable educational purpose, good taste, and sound scholarship. The American, Philadelphia. Upton's books should be read and studied by all who desire to acquaint themselves with the facts and accomplishments in these interesting forms of musical composition. The Voice, New York. It is written in a style that cannot fail to stimulate the reader, if also a student of music, to strive to find for himself the underlying meanings of the compositious of the great composers. It contains, besides, a vast amount of information about the symphony, its evolution and structure, with sketches of the composers, and a detailed technical description of a few symphonic models. It meets a recognized want of all concert goers. The Chautauquan. Sold by all booksellers, or mailed on receipt of price, by A. C. MCCLURG & CO., PUBLISHERS, COR. WABASH AVE. AND MADISON ST., CHICAGO. |