Three Important Books by Daniel Gregory Mason
“Mr. Mason has scholarship, is penetrating and alert, and is master of a style at once dignified and engaging, distinguished and precise.”
—Bookman.
Beethoven and his Forerunners
Tracing the history of music from its beginnings to the close of Beethoven’s career.
“Displays a firm grasp of the subject in interesting as well as valuable reading... his work shows remarkable insight into the origin and development of musical works.”—The Dial.
The Romantic Composers
Discusses the great composers of the romantic school, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Chopin, etc.
“Serviceable and satisfactory to the professional musician... quite intelligible to the average reader... will find its best public among concert-goers.”—The Independent.
From Grieg to Brahms
Illustrated, Cloth, 8vo, $1.75
This volume reviews the life and works of the great moderns, Grieg, Dvořak, Tschaikowsky, etc.
“Each composer is treated with the utmost delicacy and understanding. There is no vagueness of outline, no maudlin sentimentality and no lack of insight... valuable for its sympathetic spirit, its lucidity and its sanity.”—The Literary Digest.
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