Front matter
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CLARA (WIECK) SCHUMANN.
Woman's Work in Music Being an Account of Her Influence on the Art, in Ancient as well as Modern Times; A Summary of Her Musical Compositions, in the Different Countries of the Civilized World; and an Estimate of Their Rank in Comparison with Those of Men By Arthur Elson Author of "A Critical History of Opera," "Modern Composers of Europe," etc. Illustrated L C PAGE & COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1903 By L. C. Page & Company (INCORPORATED)
All rights reserved
Third Impression, April, 1908
COLONIAL PRESS Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co. Boston, U. S. A.
TO Mrs. Louis C. Elson TRUE TYPE OF SELF-SACRIFICING WIFE AND MOTHER IN A MUSICAL FAMILY, THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED BY HER SON
NOTE
Acknowledgments are due to Mr. Otto Fleishner, of the Boston Public Library, for his kindness in furnishing lists of periodical articles bearing on the subject of this book.
The Author.