FOOTNOTES:
[1] It was not until the last decade of his life that there was formed in the circles of the well-to-do merchant class a musical union which survives to-day as the "Institution of the Gewandhaus Concerts." Bach was probably not a member of the society, at any rate, not an influential one.
[2] Among these works the two in F major and A major are the most beautiful.
[3] To the latter Charles Jennings had appended verses forming a third part: "Il moderato."
[4] According to Fürstenau ("History of Music and the Theatre at the Court of Dresden," II., 249), it is not improbable that Gluck conducted the opera at Hamburg from Nov. 15-27, 1747.
[5] At the twentieth double representation Gluck's work brought 3115 livres, that of Piccini, but 1483 livres. It goes without saying that the number of people in the audience can never be a criterion for the intrinsic value of a work of art, unless the author has made no concession to the taste of the masses. But as Gluck, since his "Orpheus," had absolutely refused to do this, the applause of the general public has all the more weight.
Transcriber notes:
P. [3]. 'Van Quickleberg' changed to 'Van Quickelberg'.
P. [21]. 'rythmically' changed to 'rhythmically'.
P. [28]. 'of the the work', taken out one 'the'.
P. [35]. 'having disapeared', changed 'disapeared' to disappeared'.
P. [39]. 'He died Oct. 24, 1825', the year is '1725', changed.
P. [47]. 'is probab y' changed to 'is probably'.
P. [154]. 'Neapolitan musican', changed 'musican' to 'musician'.
P. [158]. 'best musican', changed 'musican' to 'musician'.
P. [159]. 'Sonzogno competion', changed 'competion' to 'competition'.
P. [164]. 'ecclesiastial music', changed to 'ecclesiastical music'.
P. [184]. 'extented organ', changed 'extented' to 'extended'.
P. [220]. 'musicial activity', changed 'musicial' to 'musical'.
P. [223]. Illustration, 'CHRISTOPH WILIBALD GLUCK' should be 'CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK', changed.
P. [234]. 'is dangerrously ill', changed 'dangerrously' to 'dangerously'.
Corrected various punctuation.