Critical and Historical Essays
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1. CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSAYS2. PREFACE3. I THE ORIGIN OF MUSIC4. II ORIGIN OF SONG vs. ORIGIN OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC5. III THE MUSIC OF THE HEBREWS AND THE HINDUS6. IV THE MUSIC OF THE EGYPTIANS, ASSYRIANS, AND CHINESE7. V THE MUSIC OF THE CHINESE (Continued)8. VI THE MUSIC OF GREECE9. VII THE MUSIC OF THE ROMANS—THE EARLY CHURCH10. VIII FORMATION OF THE SCALE—NOTATION11. IX THE SYSTEMS OF HUCBALD AND GUIDO D'AREZZO—THE BEGINNING OF COUNTERPOINT12. X MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS—THEIR HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT13. XI FOLK SONG AND ITS RELATION TO NATIONALISM IN MUSIC14. XII THE TROUBADOURS, MINNESINGERS AND MASTERSINGERS15. XIII EARLY INSTRUMENTAL FORMS16. XIV THE MERGING OF THE SUITE INTO THE SONATA17. XV THE DEVELOPMENT OF PIANOFORTE MUSIC18. XVI THE MYSTERY AND MIRACLE PLAY19. XVII OPERA20. XVIII OPERA (Continued)21. XIX ON THE LIVES AND ART PRINCIPLES OF SOME SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COMPOSERS22. XX DECLAMATION IN MUSIC23. XXI SUGGESTION IN MUSIC24. INDEX