CONTENTS

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[I.] Background and Conditions [11]
[II.] Early History [33]
[III.] Concerts [48]
[IV.] Musical Theater [74]
[V.] Music Education [98]
[VI.] Musical Opinion [121]
[VII.] Composers and Their Ideas: [140]
Nationalism [140]
Quest for Popularity [153]
Countercurrents [166]