It was for the gratification of these persons, and especially for the satisfaction of the author's numerous pupils and friends, that these very imperfect letters were originally written and published in various periodicals, and for these too they have been now collected and printed in a more convenient and permanent form. May they serve as a token of remembrance from the writer, and may they in their humble way add a little to the influence of those who, regarding music as an object worthy of human pursuit and cultivation, are exerting themselves for its improvement and universal diffusion. Contents. PAGE Concert of the "Musik-Verein's Euterpe"-Symphony by Westmayer-Oberon- Mlle. Marie Wieck-Old and New School of Piano-forte playing...... Berlin-Wilhelm Bach-Symphonic Concerts and Orchestral Music-Military Music -The "Tod Jesu" by Graun, the "Passion Music" by Bach, and the "Seven Matinée- Mozart-Bach-Elocution-Singing-Piano forte-Bonn-Beethoven's Monument-Cologne-Aix-la-Chapelle-Don Juan-Musical Conventions........ 151 |