D. G. M.

New York,
January 26, 1918.

CONTENTS

PAGE
I.Introduction: Democracy and Music[3]
II.Richard Strauss[43]
III.Sir Edward Elgar[93]
IV.Claude Debussy[133]
V.Vincent d'Indy[153]
VI.Music in America[229]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Vincent d'Indy
 [Frontispiece]
FACING PAGE
Richard Strauss[45]
Sir Edward Elgar[95]
Claude Debussy[135]
Vincent d'Indy as a Young Man[155]

I
INTRODUCTION
DEMOCRACY AND MUSIC