This book contains William Lyon Phelps's philosophical essay music. He intends this essay for the people who think they are bored with music, those who do not believe they are musical. It includes a chapter on the philosophy of music and an afterword on Music and Melancholy. Full to the brim with wisdom, not just from Phelps himself, but with the aid of references to many well know authors such as Schopenhauer, Browning, Shakespeare and William de Morgan. Originally published in the 1930s we are now republishing this classic work with a new introductory biography of the author.