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I. INTRODUCTORY 11
II. 1650 TO 1750 30
III. 1750 TO 1800 60
IV. PAGANINI 104
V. 1800 TO 1830 135
VI. OLE BULL 172
VII. 1830 TO 1850 204
VIII. JOACHIM 244
IX. VIOLINISTS OF TO-DAY 261
X. WOMEN AS VIOLINISTS 300
XI. FAMOUS QUARTETS 345

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE OLE BULL _Frontispiece_ ARCANGELO CORELLI 30 NICOLO PAGANINI 104 CAMILLO SIVORI 154 MARTIN PIERRE JOSEPH MARSICK 238 JOSEPH JOACHIM 244 EMIL SAURET 264 MAUD POWELL 340 FRANZ KNEISEL 362

FAMOUS VIOLINISTS OF TO-DAY AND YESTERDAY.