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Popular History of the Art of Music

Popular History of the Art of Music

W. S. B. Mathews 2 Episodes Sep 5, 2026

This podcast presents a readable account of the entire history of the art of music within a single volume, covering the same scope as standard histories but in a more concise format. The author, W.S.B. Mathews, draws on his lectures at the Chicago Musical College over five years. He aims to treat later developments with proportionate importance due to their proximity to the reader's time. The work makes free use of standard histories by Fétis, Ambros, Naumann, and others.

Episodes

Thirty Years A Slave-Louis Hughes
Thirty Years A Slave-Louis Hughes Sep 5, 2026 17667 Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compass of a single small volume, and to treat the luxuriant and many-sided later development with the particularity proportionate to its importance, and the greater interest appertaining to it from its proximity to the times of the reader.The range of the work can
History of the Thirty Years War, Volume 2-Friedrich Schiller
History of the Thirty Years War, Volume 2-Friedrich Schiller Sep 4, 2026 12696 Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compass of a single small volume, and to treat the luxuriant and many-sided later development with the particularity proportionate to its importance, and the greater interest appertaining to it from its proximity to the times of the reader.The range of the work can
How to Sing (Meine Gesangskunst)-Lilli Lehmann
How to Sing (Meine Gesangskunst)-Lilli Lehmann Sep 3, 2026 19431 Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compass of a single small volume, and to treat the luxuriant and many-sided later development with the particularity proportionate to its importance, and the greater interest appertaining to it from its proximity to the times of the reader.The range of the work can
On the Incarnation-Athanasius of Alexandria
On the Incarnation-Athanasius of Alexandria Sep 2, 2026 8451 Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compass of a single small volume, and to treat the luxuriant and many-sided later development with the particularity proportionate to its importance, and the greater interest appertaining to it from its proximity to the times of the reader.The range of the work can
From the Foundation of the City Vol. 01-Titus Livius
From the Foundation of the City Vol. 01-Titus Livius Sep 1, 2026 25892 Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compass of a single small volume, and to treat the luxuriant and many-sided later development with the particularity proportionate to its importance, and the greater interest appertaining to it from its proximity to the times of the reader.The range of the work can
Modern Essays-Christopher Morley
Modern Essays-Christopher Morley Aug 31, 2026 34880 Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compass of a single small volume, and to treat the luxuriant and many-sided later development with the particularity proportionate to its importance, and the greater interest appertaining to it from its proximity to the times of the reader.The range of the work can
Sermons for all the Sundays in the year (Sermons XXVI - XLIII)-St. Alphonsus Liguori
Sermons for all the Sundays in the year (Sermons XXVI - XLIII)-St. Alphonsus Liguori Aug 30, 2026 19729 Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compass of a single small volume, and to treat the luxuriant and many-sided later development with the particularity proportionate to its importance, and the greater interest appertaining to it from its proximity to the times of the reader.The range of the work can
Practical Instruction for Detectives-Emmerson W. Manning
Practical Instruction for Detectives-Emmerson W. Manning Aug 29, 2026 9534 Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compass of a single small volume, and to treat the luxuriant and many-sided later development with the particularity proportionate to its importance, and the greater interest appertaining to it from its proximity to the times of the reader.The range of the work can
France At War On the Frontier of Civilization-Rudyard Kipling
France At War On the Frontier of Civilization-Rudyard Kipling Aug 28, 2026 6142 Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compass of a single small volume, and to treat the luxuriant and many-sided later development with the particularity proportionate to its importance, and the greater interest appertaining to it from its proximity to the times of the reader.The range of the work can
Jim Crow Car; Or, Denouncement of Injustice Meted Out to the Black Race-John Clay Coleman
Jim Crow Car; Or, Denouncement of Injustice Meted Out to the Black Race-John Clay Coleman Aug 27, 2026 12708 Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compass of a single small volume, and to treat the luxuriant and many-sided later development with the particularity proportionate to its importance, and the greater interest appertaining to it from its proximity to the times of the reader.The range of the work can
Tales of 1928 A Selection of Folktales, Fables, and Legends from Books Published in 1928-Various
Tales of 1928 A Selection of Folktales, Fables, and Legends from Books Published in 1928-Various Aug 26, 2026 11799 Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compass of a single small volume, and to treat the luxuriant and many-sided later development with the particularity proportionate to its importance, and the greater interest appertaining to it from its proximity to the times of the reader.The range of the work can
Interpretation of Keats's Endymion-Henry Clement Notcutt
Interpretation of Keats's Endymion-Henry Clement Notcutt Aug 25, 2026 13197 Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compass of a single small volume, and to treat the luxuriant and many-sided later development with the particularity proportionate to its importance, and the greater interest appertaining to it from its proximity to the times of the reader.The range of the work can

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