HUNEKER, JAMES GIBBONS American musical critic, was born at Philadelphia, Jan. 31, 186o. A gradu ate of Roth's Military Academy, Philadelphia he was a law student for a time, subsequently studying the piano in Philadel phia, Paris and New York. He became teacher of the piano at the National Conservatory, New York city, 1886-98, and musical and dramatic critic for the New York Recorder and The Morning Advertiser. From 190o to 1912 he was musical and dramatic critic for the New York Sun. In 1912 he joined the New York Times but returned to The Sun in 1919. He died in Brooklyn (N.Y.), Feb. 9, 1921. His writings on music, literature and art are notable for their style and popular appeal. Those published include Chopin: the Man and his Music (1900); Overtones: Music and Literature (19o4) ; Franz Liszt: a Study (191I) ; Ivory, Apes and Peacocks (1915) . He also supplied the text for Joseffy's edition of Chopin's works.