A HISTORY OF THE PIANOFORTE ANDPIANOFORTE PLAYERS

A

HISTORY of the PIANOFORTE

AND

PIANOFORTE PLAYERS

TRANSLATED AND REVISED
FROM THE GERMAN OF

OSCAR BIE

BY

E. E. KELLETT, M.A.

AND

E. W. NAYLOR, M.A., Mus.D.

WITH NUMEROUS PORTRAITS, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND FACSIMILES

LONDON
J. M. DENT & COMPANY

NEW YORK
E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY

MDCCCXCIX

All rights reserved

Dedicated

TO

EUGENE D’ALBERT

Editors’ Preface

This work does not profess to be so much a literal translationas a somewhat free version of Dr Bie’s “Das Klavier.” Theauthor, writing as he does for a German public, naturally usesa more philosophic style than would be generally intelligiblein England. Availing themselves, therefore, of Dr Bie’s kindpermission, the Editors, with a view to making the book moreacceptable to English readers, have allowed themselves considerableliberty both in omission and in addition. For all portionsof the text which are enclosed in square brackets they holdthemselves responsible. The footnotes, except a few which arespecially marked, have been added by Dr Naylor.

E. W. N.
E. E. K.

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