Contents

pp v-v

List of Plates

pp vi-vi

Foreword

pp vii-viii

Textual Note

pp ix-x

Introduction

pp 1-28

Part One - Lectures at London and Sheffield, 1858–1859

pp 29-30

1 - On the State of Music in English Private Society and the General Prospects of Music in the Future

pp 31-44

2 - On the Visits of Illustrious Foreign Musicians to England

pp 45-57

3 - On the Vocal Music of England

pp 58-67

4 - On the General Prospects of Music in England

pp 68-80

Part Two - Lectures at the London Institution, 1864

pp 81-82

5 - [Dramatic Music] [Early Forms of Opera] On the Music for the Theatre by Belgian Composers

pp 83-94

6 - On the Music for the Theatre Composed by Natives of Italy

pp 95-103

7 - On the Music for the Theatre Composed by Natives of France

pp 104-112

8 - On the Music for the Theatre Composed by Natives of Germany

pp 113-126

Part Three - Lectures at Cambridge University, 1871

pp 127-128

9 - Music of the Present Time

pp 129-137

10 - Fashions in Music

pp 138-146

11 - Bach and Handel

pp 147-154

12 - Mozart

pp 155-162

Appendix: Music for the Sheffield Lectures

pp 163-168

Bibliography

pp 169-174

Index

pp 175-182