Excerpt from The History of German Song: An Account of the Progress of Vocal Composition in Germany, From the Time of the Minnesingers to the Present Age The claims of Germany in the domain of instrumental music, have been so thoroughly and universally recog nized, that the labors of her composers in the field of vocal music have been somewhat over-shadowed by them. Without in the least detracting from the great achievements of Italian masters in' vocal work, I have endeavored in these pages to set forth what the Germans have accomplished in the same branch, and, as German song has closely intertwined itself with all Teutonic musical life, I venture to hope that this volume may become a condensed record of the general reforms and mprovements which have taken place in musical art throughout Germany, from the earliest historical times. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.