Excerpt from The History of Music, to the Death of Schubert
During the last few years of his life Professor Paine frequently expressed the wish that his lectures on the History of Music, to which he had devoted much care and thought, might be published, and with a view to the fulfillment of this wish, he had had the lectures covering the period to the death of Schubert typewritten and had begun the revision of this material for the printer. The remainder of the work existed only in the form of manuscript notes and had not received the same careful treatment which had been given to the earlier portion. It was therefore decided to omit the later lectures in accordance with what it was thought would have been the desire of Professor Paine himself. The title has been made to fit the abbreviated form in which the book appears.
The editor, whose chief qualification for his task is a deep love for Professor Paine and a slight knowledge of ancient musical instruments, consented, only with reluctance, to the request of Mrs. Paine that he should see the book through the press. His work has consisted largely in verifying names and dates, and in making such changes in form and style as he could feel reasonably sure Professor Paine would himself have made. The editor is also responsible for the form in which the title appears and for most of the marginal notes. He wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to Professor J. D. M. Ford and to Professor G. L. Kittredge of Harvard University, who have assisted him in reading the proof and have aided him with many important suggestions, and particularly to the latter, whose invaluable advice has been as generously given as it was freely asked.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The History of Music, to the Death of Schubert (Classic Reprint) (John K. Paine)