Transcriber’s Note

The image of the book cover was edited by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

There was no printed marker for the footnote on p. 41.

The heading “THE TRANSITION TO THE VIOLONCELLO” does not relate to a separate chapter.

The following are used inconsistently in the text:

• “Baumgärtner” and “Baumgartner”
• “Contra-basso” and “Contrabasso”
• “Drawing-room Pieces” and “Drawing-room pieces”
• “Elégie” and “Elegie”
• “Harz” and “Hartz”
• “Hofkappelle” and “Hofcappelle” (and related words)
• “Méthode” and “Methode”
• “Sérénade”, “Serénade”, and “Serenade”
• “Syntagma Musicum” and “Syntagma musicum”
• “Würtemburg” amd “Wurtemburg”

The following possible errors have been left as printed:

• p. 56 (two incidences) “MDCCXL1”
• pp. 96 and 223 “Jaques Michel”
• p. 137 “brother and sister Jeanne (a pianist) and Hans”
• p. 137 “born on May 17, in Warmbrunn”
• p. 204 “Freiderich”

The following errors have been corrected:

• p. 8 “gamba make” changed to “gamba made”
• p. 27 “which occurred.” changed to “which occurred.””
• p. 30 “of this instrument.” changed to “of this instrument.””
• p. 50 “1735—1748” changed to “1735-1748”
• p. 50 (note) “Dictionary, 1859” changed to “Dictionary, 1659”
• p. 52 “cellists in London,” changed to “cellists in London.”
• p. 50 (Illustration) “A. String.” changed to “A String.”
• p. 61 (note) “Kothen” changed to “Köthen”
• p. 63 “(Op.2), mentioned” changed to “(Op. 2), mentioned”
• p. 66 “125 string quartets” changed to “125 string quintets”
• p. 66 “Fredrich” changed to “Friedrich”
• p. 67 “Duke of Holstein Gottorp” changed to “Duke of Holstein-Gottorp”
• p. 72 “Shrödel” changed to “Schrödel”
• p. 76 (two incidences) “Kofkapelle” changed to “Hofkapelle”
• p. 78 “Merseberg” changed to “Merseburg”
• p. 80 “Zweibrucken” changed to “Zweibrücken”
• p. 80 “Kofkapelle” changed to “Hofkapelle”
• p. 84 musician. With” changed to “musician, with”
• p. 98 ““Théâtre italien” changed to ““Théâtre Italien”
• p. 105 “other ways” changed to “other ways.”
• p. 105 “brothers Duport” changed to “brothers Duport.”
• p. 115 (note) “Kirschberg” changed to “Kirchberg”
• p. 121 (two incidences) “Kofkapelle” changed to “Hofkapelle”
• p. 121 “ater he was” changed to “later he was”
• p. 122 “to rule.” changed to “to rule.””
• p. 123 “Coszmann belongs” changed to “Cossmann belongs”
• p. 125 “Kofkapelle” changed to “Hofkapelle”
• p. 129 “Kirschberg” changed to “Kirchberg”
• p. 129 “Nuremburg” changed to “Nuremberg”
• p. 130 “Schröeder’s” changed to “Schröder’s”
• p. 130 “Coszmann’s” changed to “Cossmann’s”
• p. 131 “Freiburg” changed to “Freiberg”
• p. 134 “Lubeck” changed to “Lübeck”
• p. 135 “Merseberg” changed to “Merseburg”
• p. 137 “Frankfort-on the-Main” changed to “Frankfort-on-the-Main”
• p. 142 “Breslaw, there” changed to “Breslaw. There”
• p. 145 “Iydll” changed to “Idyll”
• p. 145 “Op 1”, “Op 8”, and “Op 11” changed to “Op. 1”, “Op. 8”, and “Op. 11”
• p. 155 “Wihl. Tauberts” changed to “Wilh. Taubert”
• p. 164 “Wurzburg” changed to “Würzburg”
• p. 164 “Kofkapelle” changed to “Hofkapelle”
• p. 165 “Ferdinand Böckmann” changed to “Ferdinand Böckmann”
• p. 173 “Violoncello virtuoso” changed to “Violoncello virtuosa”
• p. 178 “Hofkappelle” changed to “Hofkapelle”
• p. 191 “1751” changed to “1751.”
• p. 197 “January 27, 1815,.” changed to “January 27, 1815.”
• p. 198 “Ulrich of Hollstein-Gottorp” changed to “Ulrich of Holstein-Gottorp”
• p. 198 “Wöchenliche” changed to “Wöchentliche”
• p. 204 “Czizek” changed to “Czižek”
• p. 208 (note) “occasionally given” changed to “occasionally given.”
• p. 218 “Praktiche” changed to “Praktische”
• p. 221 “Bellermann” changed to “Bellerman”
• p. 221 “Börngen” changed to “Boerngen”
• p. 221 “Christiani” changed to “Cristiani”
• p. 221 “Cudinore” changed to “Cudmore”
• p. 222 “Emmerling Gambist” changed to “Emmerling. Gambist”
• p. 222 “Ferarri” changed to “Ferrari”
• p. 223 “Kellermann” changed to “Kellerman”
• p. 224 “della Viola” changed to “della Viola.”
• p. 224 “l’aîné” changed to “l’Aîné”
• p. 225 “Willmann” changed to “Willman”