Reproduction of the original: Studies in Modern Music by W.H Hadow

"[...]their due position; they wish to understand the system which they obey, and, it may be, to revise such of its injunctions as have grown outworn or obsolete, until at last they find their champion, and some Novum Organum appears as the constituted representative of the popular voice. And so the story passes into its third and final stage; the judge himself is tried before a jury of the people at large, his enactments are criticised point by point, and his administration remodelled upon a charter of liberty to which all succeeding kings are amenable. It is hardly necessary to say that such criticism, if it is to be of any avail, must be moderate in tone and reverent in spirit. The inductive method [...]".

This early work on Studies In modern Music is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Chapters include; Music and Musical criticism: A discourse on method, Hector Berlioz and the French romantic movement, Robert Shumman and the romantic movement in Germany, Richard Wagner and the reform of the Opera. Illustrated throughout, this works will appeal to any one with an interest in music. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.