THE

WORLD OF MUSIC

BY

ANNA, COMTESSE DE BRÉMONT

THE GREAT VIRTUOSI

'Music has charms to soothe the savage breast,
To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak;
I've read that things inanimate have moved,
And as with living souls have been informed
By magic numbers and persuasive sound.'

CONGREVE

NEW YORK

BRENTANO'S

1902

Mus 105.38.5

HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY
FROM

THE BEQUEST OF

EVERT JANSEN WENDELL

1918