Henderson

William James, critic, b. in Paris; his early compositions Newark, Dec 4, 1855. Graduated praised by Schumann; his from Princeton 1876; self-taught in all for pf., consist of Etudes, music; compr. of several operettas; etc., and series of pieces critic on N. Y. Times, and later Sun; names of which show romantic author of many valuable and enter- Promenades d'lin solitaire, taining books. How Music Devel blanches, etc.; studies still oped; Orchestra and Orchestr al Music; popular for grace and fluency, Richard Wagner; Modern Musical triviality of thought and yet Drift, The Art of the Singer, etc. great difficulty.