First published in 1920 under title Voyage musical au pays du passé. First English translation, 1922.
Contents
I. A Humorous Novel by an Eighteenth-century Musician -- II. An English Amateur (Pepys's Diary) -- III. A Portrait of Handel -- IV. The Origins of the " Classic" Style in Eighteenth-century Music -- V. The Autobiograohy of A Forgotten Master: Telemann, the Successful Rival of J.S. Bach -- VI. Metastasio: the Forerunner of Gluck -- VII. A Muscial Tour Across Europe in the Eighteenth Century - I. Italy - II. Germany