Translator''s Preface and AcknowledgmentsSources and Abbreviations Used in the Text and NotesEditor''s NoteIntroduction by Peter BloomThe Articles:1. On Imitation in Music (I)2. On Imitation in Music (II)3. Ninth Conservatoire Concert. Beethoven''s Eroica and Taste in General4. Esmeralda: on Fair Artistic Judgement5. Paris Opéra: Revival of Le Siège de Corinthe6. Third Conservatoire Concert; the Critic''s Life7.

Le nozze de Figaro; Benefit Performance for Lablache8. Second Concert of the Gazette musicale. Pauline Garcia; Gluck''s Orphée 9. Adolphe Nourrit10. Musical Instruments; Exhibition of Industrial Products11. Premiere of Lucie de Lammermoor 12. Letter to Liszt: Music in Paris and London13. Kastner''s Treatise on Instrumentation14.

Miscellanea; Pauline Viardot at the Thé'tre-Italien15. First Conservatoire Concert; Gluck, his Critics, and Early Music (I)16. First Conservatoire Concert; Early Music (II)17. Paris Opéra: Revival of Fernand Cortez; Liszt and Batta in London18. Third Conservatoire Concert; Haydn, Rossini, Viardot19. Paris Opéra: Revival of Don Giovanni I 20. Liszt''s Concerts21. Paris Opéra: Revival of Don Giovanni II22.

Liszt''s Concert at the Conservatoire23. Poultier''s Debut in Guillaume Tell24. The Saint-Denis Organ25. Fourth Conservatoire Concert26. Cherubini27. Sixth Conservatoire Concert28. Thalberg''s Concerts29. German Theatre; First Performance of Jessonda30.

Castor et Pollux; the Score31. Thé'tre de l''Opéra-Comique: Revival of Le Déserteur32. M. Berlioz''s Concert at the Thé'tre-Italien33. Thé'tre de l''Odéon. Premiere of Mendelssohn''s Antigone34. Large-scale Concert at the Opéra: the ''Droit des pauvres''35. Michel de Glinka36.

Conservatoire Concert. Spontini: La Vestale37. Cherubini''s Messe du Sacre38. Music Festival in Bonn; the Beethoven Statue39. New Method of Instrumental Practice40. Inauguration of Rossini''s Statue41. Thé'tre de l''Opéra-Comique: Revival of Zémire et Azor42. On the Harmonium43.

Paris Opéra. Premiere of Rossini: Robert the Bruce44. Adolphe Sax''s New Concert Hall45. To M. Friedland; Musical Life in London46. Opening of the Thé'tre de la Nation47. The Opéra; Mme de Lagrange''s Debut; Otello48. Distribution of Prizes at the Conservatoire (the Current State of French Music) 49.

Thé'tre de l''Opéra-Comique; Premiere of Ambroise Thomas: Le Caïd50. Second Séance of the Société des Concerts; Beethoven, Haydn, and others51. Third Séance of the Société des Concerts; Scene in the rue Bergère52. Sixth Séance of the Société des Concerts; a Composer''s Rights 53. Musical Instruments and the ''Droit des pauvres''54. The Death of Johann Strauss55. The Death of Chopin56. A Method of Telephony by M.

Sudre57. Niedermeyer''s Messe solennelle58. Gluck''s AlcesteIndex of Namesni I 20. Liszt''s Concerts21. Paris Opéra: Revival of Don Giovanni II22. Liszt''s Concert at the Conservatoire23. Poultier''s Debut in Guillaume Tell24. The Saint-Denis Organ25.

Fourth Conservatoire Concert26. Cherubini27. Sixth Conservatoire Concert28. Thalberg''s Concerts29. German Theatre; First Performance of Jessonda30. Castor et Pollux; the Score31. Thé'tre de l''Opéra-Comique: Revival of Le Déserteur32. M.

Berlioz''s Concert at the Thé'tre-Italien33. Thé'tre de l''Odéon. Premiere of Mendelssohn''s Antigone34. Large-scale Concert at the Opéra: the ''Droit des pauvres''35. Michel de Glinka36. Conservatoire Concert. Spontini: La Vestale37. Cherubini''s Messe du Sacre38.

Music Festival in Bonn; the Beethoven Statue39. New Method of Instrumental Practice40. Inauguration of Rossini''s Statue41. Thé'tre de l''Opéra-Comique: Revival of Zémire et Azor42. On the Harmonium43. Paris Opéra. Premiere of Rossini: Robert the Bruce44. Adolphe Sax''s New Concert Hall45.

To M. Friedland; Musical Life in London46. Opening of the Thé'tre de la Nation47. The Opéra; Mme de Lagrange''s Debut; Otello48. Distribution of Prizes at the Conservatoire (the Current State of French Music) 49. Thé'tre de l''Opéra-Comique; Premiere of Ambroise Thomas: Le Caïd50. Second Séance of the Société des Concerts; Beethoven, Haydn, and others51. Third Séance of the Société des Concerts; Scene in the rue Bergère52.

Sixth Séance of the Société des Concerts; a Composer''s Rights 53. Musical Instruments and the ''Droit des pauvres''54. The Death of Johann Strauss55. The Death of Chopin56. A Method of Telephony by M. Sudre57. Niedermeyer''s Messe solennelle58. Gluck''s AlcesteIndex of Namesng of the Thé'tre de la Nation47.

The Opéra; Mme de Lagrange''s Debut; Otello48. Distribution of Prizes at the Conservatoire (the Current State of French Music) 49. Thé'tre de l''Opéra-Comique; Premiere of Ambroise Thomas: Le Caïd50. Second Séance of the Société des Concerts; Beethoven, Haydn, and others51. Third Séance of the Société des Concerts; Scene in the rue Bergère52. Sixth Séance of the Société des Concerts; a Composer''s Rights 53. Musical Instruments and the ''Droit des pauvres''54. The Death of Johann Strauss55.

The Death of Chopin56. A Method of Telephony by M. Sudre57. Niedermeyer''s Messe solennelle58. Gluck''s AlcesteIndex of Namesdn, Rossini, Viardot19. Paris Opéra: Revival of Don Giovanni I 20. Liszt''s Concerts21. Paris Opéra: Revival of Don Giovanni II22.

Liszt''s Concert at the Conservatoire23. Poultier''s Debut in Guillaume Tell24. The Saint-Denis Organ25. Fourth Conservatoire Concert26. Cherubini27. Sixth Conservatoire Concert28. Thalberg''s Concerts29. German Theatre; First Performance of Jessonda30.

Castor et Pollux; the Score31. Thé'tre de l''Opéra-Comique: Revival of Le Déserteur32. M. Berlioz''s Concert at the Thé'tre-Italien33. Thé'tre de l''Odéon. Premiere of Mendelssohn''s Antigone34. Large-scale Concert at the Opéra: the ''Droit des pauvres''35. Michel de Glinka36.

Conservatoire Concert. Spontini: La Vestale37. Cherubini''s Messe du Sacre38. Music Festival in Bonn; the Beethoven Statue39. New Method of Instrumental Practice40. Inauguration of Rossini''s Statue41. Thé'tre de l''Opéra-Comique: Revival of Zémire et Azor42. On the Harmonium43.

Paris Opéra. Premiere of Rossini: Robert the Bruce44. Adolphe Sax''s New Concert Hall45. To M. Friedland; Musical Life in London46. Opening of the Thé'tre de la Nation47. The Opéra; Mme de Lagrange''s Debut; Otello48. Distribution of Prizes at the Conservatoire (the Current State of French Music) 49.

Thé'tre de l''Opéra-Comique; Premiere of Ambroise Thomas: Le Caïd50. Second Séance of the Société des Concerts; Beethoven, Haydn, and others51. Third Séance of the Société des Concerts; Scene in the rue Bergère52. Sixth Séance of the Société des Concerts; a Composer''s Rights 53. Musical Instruments and the ''Droit des pauvres''54. The Death of Johann Strauss55. The Death of Chopin56. A Method of Telephony by M.

Sudre57. Niedermeyer''s Messe solennelle58. Gluck''s AlcesteIndex of Namesni I 20. Liszt''s Concerts21. Paris Opéra: Revival of Don Giovanni II22. Liszt''s Concert at the Conservatoire23. Poultier''s Debut in Guillaume Tell24. The Saint-Denis Organ25.

Fourth Conservatoire Concert26. Cherubini27. Sixth Conservatoire Concert28. Thalberg''s Concerts29. German Theatre; First Performance of Jessonda30. Castor et Pollux; the Score31. Thé'tre de l''Opéra-Comique: Revival of Le Déserteur32. M.

Berlioz''s Concert at the Thé'tre-Italien33. Thé'tre de l''Odéon. Premiere of Mendelssohn''s Antigone34. Large-scale Concert at the Opéra: the ''Droit des pauvres''35. Michel de Glinka36. Conservatoire Concert. Spontini: La Vestale37. Cherubini''s Messe du Sacre38.

Music Festival in Bonn; the Beethoven Statue39. New Method of Instrumental Practice40. Inauguration of Rossini''s Statue41. Thé'tre de l''Opéra-Comique: Revival of Zémire et Azor42. On the Harmonium43. Paris Opéra. Premiere of Rossini: Robert the Bruce44. Adolphe Sax''s New Concert Hall45.

To M. Friedland; Musical Life in London46. Opening of the Thé'tre de la Nation47. The Opéra; Mme de Lagrange''s Debut; Otello48. Distribution of Prizes at the Conservatoire (the Current State of French Music) 49. Thé'tre de l''Opéra-Comique; Premiere of Ambroise Thomas: Le Caïd50. Second Séance of the Société des Concerts; Beethoven, Haydn, and others51. Third Séance of the Société des Concerts; Scene in the rue Bergère52.

Sixth Séance of the Société des Concerts; a Composer''s Rights 53. Musical Instruments and the ''Droit des pauvres''54. The Death of Johann Strauss55. The Death of Chopin56. A Method of Telephony by M. Sudre57. Niedermeyer''s Messe solennelle58. Gluck''s AlcesteIndex of Namesng of the Thé'tre de la Nation47.

The Opéra; Mme de Lagrange''s Debut; Otello48. Distribution of Prizes at the Conservatoire (the Current State of French Music) 49. Thé'tre de l''Opéra-Comique; Premiere of Ambroise Thomas: Le Caïd50. Second Séance of the Société des Concerts; Beethoven, Haydn, and others51. Third Séance of the Société des Concerts; Scene in the rue Bergère52. Sixth Séance of the Société des Concerts; a Composer''s Rights 53. Musical Instruments and the ''Droit des pauvres''54. The Death of Johann Strauss55.

The Death of Chopin56. A Method of Telephony by M. Sudre57. Niedermeyer''s Messe solennelle58. Gluck''s AlcesteIndex of Namesrt Hall45. To M. Friedland; Musical Life in London46. Opening of the Thé'tre de la Nation47.

The Opéra; Mme de Lagrange''s Debut; Otello48. Distribution of Prizes at the Conservatoire (the Current State of French Music) 49. Thé'tre de l''Opéra-Comique; Premiere of Ambroise Thomas: Le Caïd50. Second Séance of the Société des Concerts; Beethoven, Haydn, and others51. Third Séance of the Société des Concerts; Scene in the rue Bergère52. Sixth Séance of the Société des Concerts; a Composer''s Rights 53. Musical Instruments and the ''Droit des pauvres''54. The Death of Johann Strauss55.

The Death of Chopin56. A Method of Telephony by M. Sudre57. Niedermeyer''s Messe solennelle58. Gluck''s AlcesteIndex of Namesni I 20. Liszt''s Concerts21. Paris Opéra: Revival of Don Giovanni II22. Liszt''s Concert at the Conservatoire23.

Poultier''s D.