Æsthetics, Criticisms, Essays.
PAN PIPES. THE SPIRIT OF MUSIC in Nature, Art and Legend, from East to West. Penned in Sixteen Articles for General Reading, with Drawings of Eastern Musical Instruments By G. P. GREEN (author of "Some Aspects of Chinese Music"). Crown 8vo, cloth, 7s. 6d. net.
HOW TO LISTEN TO GOOD MUSIC and Encourage the Taste in Instrumental and Vocal Music. With many useful Notes for Listener and Executant. By K. BROADLEY GREENE. Complete, cloth, 7s. 6d. net; or in two books, paper, 2s. 6d. net each.
MOZART, WEBER AND WAGNER, with Various other Essays on Musical Subjects. By HECTOR BERLIOZ. Translated from the French by EDWIN EVANS, Senior, F.R.C.O. Crown 8vo, cloth, 10s. net.
A charming Book of Musical Essays.
SOME FAMOUS SYMPHONIES, How to Understand Them. With their Story and Simple Analysis. References also to Gramophone Records; numerous Portraits. By J. F. Porte. Dealing with Symphonies of Beethoven, Berlioz, Borodin, Brahms, Chausson, Dvorák, Elgar, César Franck, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schubert, Stanford and Tchaïkovsky. Complete in cloth, 8s. net, or in 2 separate parts, paper, 2s. 6d. net each.
For the general reader and musician alike.
THE DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF THE MUSICAL FESTIVAL. By RUTLAND BOUGHTON. 8vo, sewed, 1s. net.
The Decay of Triennials—The Rise of Competitions—The Reform of Competitions—The Festival of the Future.
SOME ASPECTS OF CHINESE MUSIC AND SOME THOUGHTS AND IMPRESSIONS ON ART PRINCIPLES IN MUSIC. By G. P. GREEN. Post 8vo, cloth, 6s. net, paper covers, 3s. 6d. net.
THE FUTURE OF MUSIC. Coming Changes Outlined in Regard to Composer, Conductor and Orchestra. By LOUIS LALOY. Translated by MRS. FRANZ LIEBICH. 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d. net; paper, 2s. net.
SOME ASPECTS OF GIPSY MUSIC. By D. C. PARKER. Post 8vo, cloth, 6s. net (or paper covers, 3s. 6d. net).
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS. Essays and Criticisms, by ROBERT SCHUMANN. Translated, Edited and Annotated by F. R. RITTER. Portrait of Robert Schumann, photographed from a Crayon by BENDEMANN. First Series, Eighth Edition. Thick crown 8vo, cloth, 419 pages, 15s. net.
Ditto. Second Series. Fourth Edition, with a Contents-index added. Thick crown 8vo, cloth, 540 pages, 15s. net.
THE DEEPER SOURCES OF THE BEAUTY AND EXPRESSION OF MUSIC. By Joseph Goddard. With many Musical Examples. Crown 8vo, cloth, 7s. 6d. net.
MUSIC AND THE HIGHER EDUCATION. Art a Necessity in the College World. The Teacher's Preparation and his Method. By EDWARD DICKINSON. Crown 8vo, cloth, 10s. net.
WOMAN AS A MUSICIAN. An Art Historical Study. By F. R. RITTER, 8vo, sewed, 3s. net.
MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT, or, Remarks on the Spirit of the Principal Musical Forms. Being an Æsthetical Investigation, in which an Attempt is made to show the Action in Music of certain Laws of Human Expression; to point out what are the Spiritual Aims of the Chief Forms of Composition, and the Broad Principles upon which they should be Constructed. By JOSEPH GODDARD. 8vo, cloth, 10s. net.
IN THE SERVICE OF ART. A Plea for Simplicity in Music. By J.-JOACHIM NIN. Translated by MRS. FRANZ LIEBICH. Post 8vo, 2s. 6d. net.
Translations of this brilliant essay have already appeared in Spanish, Italian and German.
THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN MUSIC. By H. SAINT-GEORGE. Addressed to Advanced Students of that branch of Musical Knowledge commonly called Harmony. With music examples. 8vo, sewed, 2s. 6d. net.
NECESSITY OF MUSIC IN THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM. Address delivered to Members of the Music Teachers' Association. By A. W. POLLITT, Mus.D., F.R.C.O. 8vo, sewed, 1s. 6d. net.
ÆSTHETICS OF MUSICAL ART, or, The Beautiful in Music. By DR. FERDINAND HAND. Translated from the German by WALTER E. LAWSON, Mus. Bac. Cantab, etc. Second Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 10s. net.
NATIONAL SCHOOL OF OPERA FOR ENGLAND. Being the Substance of a Paper read at Trinity College, London. By FRANK AUSTIN. 1s. net.
MATERIAL OF MELODY and Early Steps in Musical Art. By J. H. LEWIS. 6d. net.
MUSIC IN THE HIRSCH LIBRARY (Part 53 of the Catalogue of Printed Music in the British Museum), by A. Hyatt King and C. Humphries, 1951. Published for the Trustees of the British Museum. This catalogue, prepared by the Museum staff, lists also a considerable number of works which were either not included in the original four volume catalogue by P. Hirsch, or were acquired later. 4to, cloth, £2 2s. net.