MUSICAL THEMES OF THE DAY.
BY W. J. HENDERSON,
Author of “The Story of Music.”
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12mo, Cloth, Extra, Guilt Top, $1.25.
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“The questions which he handles are all living. Even the purely historical lectures which he has grouped together under the general head of “The Evolution of Piano Music,” are informed with freshness and contemporaneous interest by the manner which he has chosen for their treatment.... The concluding chapter of the book is an essay designed to win appreciation for Schumann, ... and is the gem of the book both in thought and expression.”—New York Tribune.
“Leaving Wagner, of whom the book treats in a most interesting way, the evolution of piano music is taken up and treated in such a way as to convince one that the writer is a master of his subject. Mr. Henderson dwells on the performances of some living players, their methods, manner, etc., and closes his work with a number on Schumann and the programme symphony.”—Detroit Sunday News.
“The book is written by one who knows his subject thoroughly and is made interesting to the general public as well as to those who are learned in music.”—Boston Post.
“All lovers and students of music will find much to appreciate.... Mr. Henderson writes charmingly of his various subjects—sympathetically, critically, and keenly. He shows a sincere love for his themes, and study of them; yet he is never pedantic, a virtue to be appreciated in a writer of essays upon any department of art.”—Boston Times.