  Contents CHAPTER PAGE I. ANCIENT AND MYTHICAL 11 II. MEDIAEVAL List of Illustrations Clara (Wieck) Schumann. Frontispiece CHAPTER I. ANCIENT AND MYTHICAL CHAPTER III. WIVES OF THE COMPOSERS CHAPTER IV. CLARA AND ROBERT SCHUMANN CHAPTER V. OTHER MUSICAL ROMANCES Woman's Work in Music Being an Account of Her Influence on the Art, in Ancient as well as Modern Times; A Summary of Her Musical Compositions, in the Different Countries of the Civilized World; and an Estimate of Their Rank in Comparison with Those of Men By Arthur Elson Author of "A Critical History of Opera," "Modern Composers of Europe," etc. Illustrated L C PAGE & COMPANY BOSTON PUBLISHERS |
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NOTE
Acknowledgments are due to Mr. Otto Fleishner, of the Boston Public Library, for his kindness in furnishing lists of periodical articles bearing on the subject of this book.
The Author.
