Scan 563
The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1884
12 lines. Read by computer on 28 September 2026. Printed page 467. See the scan on archive.org.
1Malta to be leading Mozart's charming Quartet in G major—
3The opening movement, together with the Minuet, Trio, and Andante having been rendered with pleasure and satisfaction, the Finale was entered upon with due determination.
4Its fugal subject—
6was well under way, and speedily in full sail. Ere long an evident indecision of purpose manifested itself, the motivo or subject failing to elicit other than dubious answers to its calls; it was emphasized with loudness, not without signs of impatience, but to no purpose; all became hopelessly involved and incoherent, until at length, like the ice described by the "Ancient Mariner"—
7"The fugue was here, the fugue was there,
8 The fugue was all around;
9It cracked and growled and roared and howled
10 Like noises in a swound."
11The second Violin, overcome by the surging counterpoint, ceased playing, and with the adroitness of
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