In arranging the material for presentation, specially helpful suggestions have been derived from Prosniz' "Compendium der Musikgeschichte" and Riemann's "Geschichte der Musik seit Beethoven." For the statistical facts recourse has been had to a variety of authorities, chief of which is the colossal "Quellen-Lexikon der Musiker" of Eitner.
Every acknowledgment is also made of the liberality of the publishers in making the book rich and attractive, and for the invaluable assistance of the several advisers whose criticisms have been helpful in bringing the text into its final shape.
In a work of this character the number of names and dates is necessarily great, and, in spite of every effort, errors can hardly be avoided. The indication of such errors will be gratefully received.
Since this volume was originally published many persons referred to from page 500 onward have died. A list of such death-*dates is appended on pages 684-5, following the Indexes.
For the help of students and classes, a small manual, "Class
Notes in Music History" (36 pp.), is issued by the publishers of this
work, giving condensed summaries of important topics from about
1500, with numerous references to standard general treatises and
biographies.
