Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association

Reprinted with the permission of THE ROYAL MUSICAL ASSOCIATION LONDON

KRAUS REPRINT LTD. Nendeln/Iiechtenstein 1968 The Royal Musical Association

COUNCIL President PROFESSOR J. A. WESTRUP

Past President FRANK HOWES, C.B.E.

Vice-Presidents W. GREENHOUSE ALL! PROFESSOR PATRICK HADLEY SIR THOMAS ARMSTRONG PROFESSOR HERBERT HOWELLS, SIR ERNEST BULLOCK, C.V.O. C.B.E. EDRIC CUNDELL, C.B.E. CECIL OLDMAN, C.B., C.V.O.

Ordinary Members of Council f ERIC BLOM, C.B.E. PROFESSOR IVOR KEYS CAPT. EVELYN BROADWOOD, A. HYATT KINO M.C. PROFESSOR HAROLD RUTLAND MISS KATHARINE ECOAR MISS SEYMOUR WHINYATES, BRIAN FAOAN O.B.E.

Honorary Treasurer Honorary Solicitor CEDRIC H. OLOVER BRIO. H. A. F. CREWDSON

Secretary Honorary Auditors NIOKL FORTUNE BAOSHAW AND COMPANY

Honorary Editor FREDERICK STERNFELD

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Contents

The Frankfort Group SIR THOMAS ARMSTRONG page i Concert Life in Eighteenth Century England page 17

Domestic Music in England 1800-1860 NICHOLAS TEMPERLEY

page 31

The Operas of Leos Jana&ek DESMOND SHAWE-TAYLOR page 4Q

Recent Trends in Ethnomusicology K. P. WACHSMANN page 65

Purcell's Chamber Music THURSTON DART page 81

Handel and the Aria ANTHONY LEWIS 85TH PaiSESSIOe 95 N ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The Royal Musical Association

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