y the whole of this composer's works are said to have been
destroyed at the bombardment of Dresden in 1760.

[43] The sonata is given in _Le Tresor des Pianistes_ with the
ornaments, yet even there more than a dozen have been omitted.

[44] The clavier by its very nature tended towards polyphony; the
violin towards monody. And, besides, Kuhnau prided himself on the
fugal character of his sonatas.

[45] Even in the later "Bible" Sonatas, figures from these sonatas
recur.

[46] Cf. _The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book_, edited by J.A.
Fuller-Maitland and W. Barclay Squire (Breitkopf & Haertel).

[47] Johann Jakob Froberger died in 1667.

[48] Meyer thinks he was probably the son of Ercole Pasquini, born
about 1580, and predecessor of Frescobaldi at St. Peter's.

[49] Weitzmann and other writers, in referring to the work published
at Amsterdam, spell the name Paglietti; it should, however, be
Polietti or Poglietti.

[50] This piece was printed from a manuscript in the British Museum,
which bears no such title. Judging, however, from the title of the
_libro prezioso_ mentioned on p. 71 [Transcriber's Note: p. 73], that
name may originally have been given to it.

[51] The suite is printed in the _Pasquini-Grieco Album_ by Messrs.
Novello.

[52] Pasquini was no doubt one of the many composers who influenced
Handel. When the latter visited Italy before he came to London in
1710, he made the acquaintance of the two Scarlattis (Alessandro and
Domenico), Corelli, and other famous musicians at Rome; of Lotti and
Steffani at Venice; and surely at Naples he must have known Pasquini,
whose name, however, is not to be found either in Schoelcher or
Rockstro. Only Gasparini, who was a pupil of Pasquini's, is mentioned
by the former.

[53] "Si puo fare a Due Cembali."

[54] See the _Novello Album_.

[55] See the _Novello Album_.

[56] The post was offered to Bach in 1738, while Frederick was as yet
Crown Prince, but he only entered on his duties in 1740.

[57] The four sons of Hans Georg Benda (Franz, Johann, Georg, and
Joseph) were excellent musicians, and all members of the band of
Frederick the Great. Georg, the third son, composer of _Ariadne_ and
_Medea_, two _duodramas_ which attracted the attention of Mozart, was,
however, the most remarkable.

[58] Cf. Carlyle's _Frederick the Great_, vol. iv. p. 134:--"Graun,
one of the best judges living, is likewise off to Italy, gathering
singers."

[59] The symphonies appea