¶ A brilliant, sympathetic and authoritative work covering musical sound, the voice, musical instruments, construction æsthetics and the history of music. A veritable musical cyclopedia, with some thousand topics in the index.
W. F. APTHORP In the Transcript:-
Admirably written in its way, capitally indexed, and of genuine value as a handy book of reference. It contains an immense amount of condensed information on almost every point connected with the art which it were well for the intelligent music-lover to know.... Mr. Marchant has done his hard task of translating exceedingly well.... Well worth buying and owning by all who are interested in musical knowledge.
W. J. HENDERSON in the N. Y. Times:-
A truly wonderful production; ... a long and exhaustive account of the manner of using the instruments of the orchestra, with some highly instructive remarks on coloring.... Harmony he treats not only very fully, but also in a new and intensely interesting way.... Counterpoint is discussed with great thoroughness.... It seems to have been his idea when he began to let no interesting topic escape.... The wonder is that the author has succeeded in making those parts of the book which ought naturally to be dry so readable.... A style which can be fairly described as fascinating.... It will serve as a general reference book for either the musician or the music-lover. It will save money in the purchase of a library by filling the places of several smaller books.... A complete directory of musical literature.... One of the most important books on music that have ever been published.
HENRY HOLT & COMPANY,
NEW YORK. (x,'03). CHICAGO.