6 v. ; 31 cm Includes biographical sketches. 1. Forerunners of Bach: Hofhaimer to Du Mage -- 2. Johann Sebastian Bach -- 3. Masters of the 18th and 19th centuries: Handel, Mozart, etc. -- 4. Three composers of the Romantic period: Schumann, Mendelssohn, and Liszt -- 5. Modern compoers: Franck to Reger -- 6. Old Spanish masters: CabezoĢn to Cabanilles.