The Universal Handbook Of Musical Literature Buchkatalog

Excerpt from The Universal Handbook of Musical Literature: Practical and Complete Guide to All Musical PublicationsThe first part of the Handbook comprises the whole of the available music of all nations, that is to say, all published compositions which at the present time are included in the various catalogues as being still obtainable at the original prices.This portion of the Handbook is not restricted to original works, but includes every edition and arrangement of them. The mention of numerous reprints and editions was found very necessary. In the first place it would have been almost impossible in dealing with the catalogue material to determine in each case what was an authoritative original edition, and what was not. Of even greater weight was the circumstance that to eliminate reprints would obviously impair the usefulness of the work in such countries as the United Kingdom, North and South America, Russia, Scandinavia, Holland, Spain and Portugal, and in view of the enormous expense involved in the undertaking such a course could only have endangered its eventual success. Moreover the fact must not be lost sight of that within a few years the copyright of the works of many important composers will expire. These include Wagner, Rubinstein, Liszt, Raff, Jensen and a host of others, the sale of whose works, in whatsoever edition, will thus soon become legally possible in all countries.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.