To the Flemish, or Netherland School of music we owe an art system, that exercised a potent influence on every form of composition, and counterpoint was the especial study of its followers, until, as invariably happens, technical skill was regarded with a greater degree of favour than genuine inspiration.
"The Operatic Problem"
William Johnson Galloway
The technical details for the making and breaking of ice were studied, and some attention was given to the altitude of uplifted and submerged irregularities.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Samuel Green appears to have taken over Day's business without any previous technical training, so that it is thought that Day may have helped him as a journeyman.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard