AMATEURS.
The amateur compared with the professor—the witty DUKE of
BUCKINGHAM—a saying of Dr. Johnson’s—Dr. Cooke giving a lesson—The
BARON BACH—characteristic sketches—amateur quartett-parties—a
story, with a _mistake_!—Sir WILLIAM HAMILTON—Epigrams—on an aged
musical trifler—_Ralph Rasper_—advice to amateurs—the
scales—Corelli’s solos—Spohr’s Violin-School—no real self-taught
violinists—epigram—self-knowledge necessary—qualities necessary to
the leader of an amateur party—opera music—listening to classical
quartetts—a story—friendly advice in rhyme.—_pp. 312, et seq._