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HISTORIES OF MUSIC. etc. 1793–6; Edward Jones's 'Musical and Poetical Relics of the Welsh Bards … with a history of the Bards and Druids,' 1794; John Thomas's 'Songs of Wales … with an historical Bardic Introduction'; Ernest David's 'Etudes historiquea sur la poésie et la musique dans la Cambrie,' 1884.

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General Histories.—Dr. C. Burney's 'Present State of Music in France,' etc., 1771 (a French version of the Musical Travels in France, Germany and Italy appeared in 1809); 'État actuel de la Musique du Eoi,' 1773; G. Desnoiresterres' 'La Musique française au XVIII$e$ siècle: Gluck et Piccinni,' 1872; C. E. Poisot's 'Histoire de la Musique en France,' 1860; H. M. Schletterer's 'Studien zur Geschichte der französischen Musik,' 1884; C. Bellaigue's 'Un Siècle de Musique française,' 1887.

Church Music.—J. L. F. Danjou's 'De l'État du Chant ecclésiastique en France,' 1844.

Chansons, etc. F. Marion-Dumersan's 'Chants et Chansons populaires de la France,' 3 vols. 1843; Champfleury's 'Chansons populaires des Provinces de France,' 1860; V. Lespy's 'Notes pour l'Histoire de la Chanson,' 1861.

Opera and Musical Drama.—Histories of this branch of Music have been very numerous in France during the present century; a list of the best is subjoined: M. Castil-Blaze's 'De l'Opéra en France,' 1820; Gustave Chouquet's 'Histoire de la Musique Dramatique en France,' 1873; Jacques Hermann's 'Le Drame Lyrique en France,' 1878; E. G. J. Grégoir's 'Les Gloires de l'Opéra,' etc., 3 vols. 1881; A. Pougin's 'Les vrais Créateurs de l'Opéra français,' 1881; M. Dietz' 'Geschichte des Musikalischen Dramas in Frankreich,' 1885; H. M. Schletterer's 'Vorgeschichte und erste Versuche der französischen Oper,' 1885: C. Nuitter and E. Thoinan's 'Les Origines de l'Opéra français,' 1886. See also under in Appendix, vol. iv. p. 687.

Provinces, etc. C. E. Poisot's ' Essai sur les Musiciens Bourguignons,' 1854; Mlle. E. Chuppin de Germigny's 'De l'État de la Musique en Normandie,' 1837. For Alsace and Lorraine see.

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General Histories.—In spite of all the musical historians and writers whom the Fatherland has produced, from Calvisius down to Forkel, there are scarcely any general histories of German Music. The best works on the subject are:—F. H. von der Hagen's 'Minnesinger,' etc., 1838, 1850; C. E. P. Wackernagel's 'Das Deutsche Kirchenlied bis zum Anfange des 17ten Jahrhunderts,' 1841; Johannes Merkel's* 'Betrachtungen über die Deutsche Tonkunst im 18ten Jahrhundert'; C. F. Becker's 'Die Hausmusik in Deutschland im 16, 17, und 18 Jahrhundert,' 1840; Emil Naumann's 'Die deutschen Tondichter,' 1871; A. Keissmann's 'Illustrirte Geschichte der Deutschen Musik,' 1881; F. Chorley's 'Modern German Music,' 2 vols. 1854.

Volkslied, etc. R. von Liliencron's 'Die historische Volkslieder der Deutschen vom 13ten bis 16ten Jahrhundert,' 1865–9; F. M. Böhme's 'Altdeutsche Liederbuch aus dem 12ten bis zum 17ten Jahrhundert,' 1876; E. O. Lindner's 'Geschichte des Deutschen Liedes im XVIII Jahrhundert' 1871; E. Schuré's 'Histoire du "Lied,"' 1868; 'Talvj's' 'Geschichtliche Charakteristik der Volkslieder Germanischer Nationen,' 1840; A. Reissmann's 'Geschichte des Deutschen Liedes,' 1874; Aug. Saran's 'Robert Franz und das Deutsche Volkslied,' 1875.

Opera, etc.—E. O. Lindner's 'Die erste stehende Deutsche Oper,' 1855; H. M. Schletterer's 'Das Deutsche Singspiel,' 1863.

Provinces, etc. J. P. Lobstein's 'Beiträge zur Geschichte der Musik in Elsass,' 1840; A. Jacquot's 'La Musique en Lorraine,' 1882; Christian Ritter d'Elvert's 'Geschichte der Musik in Mähren und Oesterr-Schlesien,' 1873; D. Mettenleiter's 'Musikgeschichte der Oberpfalz,' 1867; G. Döring's 'Zur Geschichte der Musik in Preusen,' 1852; M. Fürstenau's 'Zur Geschichte der Musik des Theaters am Hofe von Sachsen,' 1861: Franz Hoffmann's 'Die Tonkünstler Schlesiens,' 1830 (see also d'Elvert's work).

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In the absence of Musical Histories of this country by early Greek writers, we may mention, as works useful to the student, A. Boeckh's edition of Pindar, 3 vols. 1811–21, and Plutarch's work already alluded to, which is interesting as the only surviving work of that time on the history of Greek Music. Other works on this subject are:—F. L. Perne's 'Exposition de la Sémeiographie, ou Notation Musicale des Grecs,' 1815; F. von Drieberg's 'Die Musik der Griechen,' 1819; Friedrich Bellermann's 'Die Tonleiten und Musiknoten der Griechen,' 1847: Carl Fortlage's 'Das musikalische System der Griechen,' 1847; A. J. H. Vincent's 'De la Musique des Anciens Grecs,' 1854; C. F. Weitzmann's 'Geschichte der Griechischen Musik,' 1855: Oscar Paul's 'Die Absolute Harmonik der Griechen,' 1866; Johannes Tzetzes' 'Ueber die altgriechische Musik,' 1874; Rudolf Westphal's 'Die Musik des Griechischen Alterthums,' 1883; R. G. Kiesewetter's 'Ueber die Musik der neueren Griechen,' etc., 1828–38.

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F. Liszt's 'Die Zigeuner und ihre Musik in Ungarn,' 1883. See also appendix to K. Abrányi's 'Altalános Zenetörténet,' 1886.

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General Histories.—The excellent writings of Pietro della Valle and Padre Martini were not confined to the music of their own country. Some of the principal works on Italian Music are:—Peter J. Grosley's 'Nouveaux mémoires … sur l'Italie,' 1764–74, which was thought so highly of that a German edition appeared at Leipzig in 1766; G. V. Orlov's 'Traité de Musique,—Essai sur l'Histoire de la Musique en Italie,' 2 vols. 1822 (Italian and German versions in 1823–4); Emil Naumann's 'Die Italienischen Tondichter,' 1874–6; C. Burney's 'Present State of Music in Italy.' etc., 1771; G. A. Perotti's 'Sullo stato attuale della Musica Italiana,' 1812; Chevalier X. van Elewyck's 'De l'État actuel de la Musique en Italie,' 1875; Giov. Masutto's 'Maestri di Musica Italiani del nostro secolo,' 1880 (2nd edition).

Opera, etc. L. Riccoboni's 'Histoire du Théâtre Italien,' etc., 2 vols. 1728–31; Stef. Arteaga's well-written work 'La Rivoluzione del Teatro Musicale Italiano,' 3 vols, 1783–8 (French edition, 1802.)

Separate Towns, etc.—. Gaet. Gaspari's 'La Musica in Bologna' (19th century). . There is a work by an anonymous writer, 'Della Musica in Lucca' 1871. . Marchese di Villarosa's 'Memorie dei Compositori di Musica di Napoli,' 1840: Cavaliere F. Florimo's 'La Scuola Musicale di Napoli,' etc., 4 vols. 1871–82: M. Scherillo's 'Storia letteraria dell' Opera Buffa Napolitana,' 1883. . 'Die Päpstliche Sängerschule in Rom genannt die Sixtinische Kapelle,' by Eduard Schelle, 1872. . R. Morrocchi's 'La Musica in Siena,' 1881–6. . A. F. Doni's 'Dialoghi della Musica,' 1544; F. Caffi's 'Storia della Musica sacra della Capella di San Marco,' 1854; Emil Naumann's 'Das goldene Zeitalter der Tonkunst in Venedig,' 1866. . Aless. Sala's 'I Musicisti Veronesi,' 1879.

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Besides being rich in native musical writers and historians of General Music, such as Grétry, Fétis, Coussemaker, etc., the Netherlands can boast of more good works devoted exclusively to its own musical history than perhaps any other country. The best are: J. P. N. Land's 'Musique et Musiciens au XVII$e$ Siècle' 1882; E. vander Straeten's 'Histoire de la Musique aux Pays Bas,' 5 vols. 1867–80, and 'Les Musiciens Néerlandais en Italie,' 1882; E. G. J. Grégoir's 'Essai historique sur la Musique et les Musiciens dans les Pays Bas,' 1861; 'Biographie des Artistes-Musiciens Néerlandais des 18$e$ et 19$e$ Siècles,' 1864; 'Historique de la Facture et des Facteurs d'Orgue,' etc., 1865; and 'L'Art Musical en Belgique sous … Leopold I et II,' 1879; A. Samuel's 'L'Histoire de la Musique et des Musiciens Beiges depuis 1830,' 1881.

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The only work we know on this subject is J. de Vas concellos' 'Os Musicos Portuguezes,' 2 vols. 1870.

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Prince N. Youssoupoffs 'Histoire de la Musique en Russie,' 1862; D. Razumovsky's 'History of Russian Church Music,' 1867–9; César Cui's 'La Musique en Russie,' 1880; W. R. S. Ralston's 'Songs of the Russian People,' 1872; A. Chodzko's 'Les Chants historiques de l'Ukraine,' 1879; V. Morkova's 'Historical Sketch of the Russian Opera ' 1862; 'Volkslieder der Serben historisch eingeleilet von "Talvj,"' 1853; J. L. Haupt and J. E. Schmaler's 'Volkslieder der Wenden,' in 2 parts, 1841, 1843; A. Voigt's 'Von dem Alterthume und Gebrauche des Kirchengesanges in Böhmen,' Prag, 1775; Christian Ritter d'Elvert's 'Geschichte der Musik in Mähren,' etc., 1873; G. M. Dreves'* 'Cantiones Bohemicæ,' in Part I of 'Analecta Hymnica,' Leipzig, 1886.

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Very little has been written on this subject. In the last century Abraham Hülphers wrote *'Historisk Abhandling om Musik,' Westeras, 1773. Bauck and Mankell, though writing in the Swedish language, do not confine themselves to the music of their own country. The best modern work is M. Cristal'a 'L'Art Scandinave,' 1874.