CONTENTS

HOW TO APPRECIATE A PIANOFORTE RECITAL

IThe Pianoforte[29]
IIBach’s Service to Music[48]
IIIFrom Fugue to Sonata[78]
IVDawn of the Romantic Period[100]
VChopin, the Poet of the Pianoforte[116]
VISchumann, the “Intimate”[134]
VIILiszt, the Giant among Virtuosos[142]
VIIIWith Paderewski—A Modern Pianist on Tour[155]

HOW TO APPRECIATE AN ORCHESTRAL CONCERT

IXDevelopment of the Orchestra[167]
XInstruments of the Orchestra[179]
XIConcerning Symphonies[197]
XIIRichard Strauss and His Music[207]
XIIIA Note on Chamber Music[224]

HOW TO APPRECIATE VOCAL MUSIC

XIVSongs and Song Composers[231]
XVOratorio[248]
XVIOpera and Music-Drama[260]

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