20 MAY 1899, Page 23

Makers of Music. By R. Farquharson Sharp. (William Reeves. 5s.)--This

book is a series of short and somewhat superficial Lives of the great musicians from Bach to Brahms, with facsimiles of their handwriting. The writer says his aim was to convey an impression of the personality of each man, and within the limits of these short studies he has succeeded.