Story of music affording knowledge of man's inner life. Mythology
and legendary lore. Emerson's dualism. Music a mirror. Ruskin and
art. Beethoven's lofty revelation. The real thing of Schopenhauer.
Views of Carlyle, Wagner and Mazzini. Raw materials. Craving for
sympathy in artistic type. Evolution of tone-language. French writer
of 1835. Prince of Waldthurn, in 1690. Spencer's theory. Controversy
and answer. Music of primeval man and early civilizations. The
Vedas. Hebrew scriptures. Basis of scientific laws. Church ritual.
Folk-music. Influence of crusades. Modern music architect of its own
fortunes. Present musical vocabulary and literature. Counsel of
Pythagoras. What Plato taught. Euripides on song. Auerbach. Martin
Luther. Napoleon Bonaparte. Bain and Dr. Marx. Shakespeare, in
Merchant of Venice. Wagner's unspoiled humanity. Tolstoi in art.


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Voice from the unseen. Perverted soul. Normal instincts. Genius and
talent. Æsthetic tastes. Musical sound and rhythmic motion. Average
child. Frequent blunders. Appeal to intellect. Teacher with strong
personality. Experimenting with beginners. Legal protection. Vienna
musician. Class instruction. French solfège. English tonic sol-fa.
Mrs. John Spencer Curwen. Rev. John Curwen. Time a mental science.
Musical perception of the blind. Music in public schools. Phillips
Brooks on school song. Compulsory study. Socrates. Mirabeau.
Schumann on brilliancy. Unrighteous mammon of technique. Soul of
music. Neglect of ensemble work. As to accompaniments. Underlying
principles. Hearing good music. Going abroad. Wagner's hero. A
plumed knight wanted.