The Music and Musical Instruments of Japan. By F. T.
Piggott. (B. T. Batsford.)—We must be content with commending this sumptuous volume, finely printed, and copiously illustrated with photographs from life and from Japanese pictures, to all those who are interested in the subject, whether music in general or Japanese music in particular. Mr. Piggott has availed himself of all the help that was within his reach. He makes special acknowledgments of aid from Mr. Southgate. Sir John Stainer has brought his musical knowledge and experience to bear upon the elucidation of the Japanese scale; and two Japanese collabo- rators have helped to remove errors, and to furnish correct translations and interpretations of oral communications. To this purely descriptive notice our task is of necessity limited.
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