4. Is there any subvention for Orchestra organizations, or for Choral Societies?
5. Are there any prizes granted annually from the State for musical achievements to composers, singers, players?
6. Are there any endowments from the American Government or from the States to enable young gifted musicians to complete their musical education in America or abroad?
APPENDIX B.
Sources of Statistical Material.
The sources of the statistics in this appendix are indicated in the first table below.
Gladly I take this opportunity again to express my appreciation of the invariable courtesies extended in answer to my inquiries. Elsewhere[39] will be found the names of the officials whose painstaking and often detailed reports made it possible for the author to convey to the reader a picture of the relative support given to music by the governments of foreign states.
| Country | Official or Institution Furnishing Statistics | Communication Dated |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Imperial Academy of Music and the Fine Arts. | Dec. 13, 1912 |
| Bavaria | Minister of the Interior for Religion and Education. | Apr. 21, 1913 |
| Belgium | Minister of Arts and Sciences. | Feb. 4, 1913 |
| Denmark | Danish Consul-General in New York. | May 8, 1913 |
| May 13, 1913 | ||
| Equador | Quito Conservatory of Music. | Aug. 31, 1913 |
| England | National Education Board, Whitehall, London, England. | Dec. 24, 1912 |
| France | Paris Conservatoire. | Feb. 9, 1913 |
| Holland | Minister of the Interior. | Mar. 19, 1913 |
| Hungary | Secretary of State, Budapest. | Mar. 23, 1913 |
| Italy | Minister of Instruction. | Mar. 10, 1913 |
| Norway | Royal Inspector of Music in Christiania. | Dec. 15, 1912 |
| Prussia | Consul-General of the United States in Berlin. | Mar. 10, 1913 |
| Russia | First Secretary to the Russian Embassy, Washington, D.C. | May 28, 1913 |
| Saxony | Minister of the Interior. | Apr. 8, 1913 |
| Sweden | Royal Conservatory of Music, Stockholm. | Jan. 4, 1913 |
| United States | Chief Clerk, United States Bureau of Education. | Mar. 15, 1913 |