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The Wagner compendium : a guide to Wagner's life and music edited by Barry Millington - London: Thames T Hudson Ltd., 1992. - 431p.

Includes bibliography and index.

CALENDAR OF WAGNEWS LIFE, WORKS
AND RELATED EVENTS BARRY MILLINGTON
WHO’S WHO OF WAGNER’S
CONTEMPORARIES BARRY MILLINGTON
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The Holy Roman Empire from 1618 to 1789
The French Revolution and the Wars of Liberation:
1789-1815
Reaction and revolution: 1815-1849
German unification from above’: 1850-1871
The Reich in Europe: 1871-1885
KONRAD BUND
INTELLECTUAL BACKGROUND
Philosophy ROGER HOLLINRAKE
Literature RAYMOND FURNESS
Religion ROGER HOLLINRAKE
MUSICAL BACKGROUND AND INFLUENCES
Formation of the earlier style
The music drama and its antecedents
Patronage, commissions and royalties in Wagner’s day
THOMAS S. GREY
WAGNER AS AN INDIVIDUAL
Paternity BARRY MILLINGTON
Family BARRY MILLINGTON
Appearance and character BARRY MILLINGTON
Wagner as a conductor DAVID BRECKBILL
Wagner’s working routine THOMAS S. GREY
THE PORTRAITS (plates 1-20)
Wagner as polemicist WILLIAM WEBER
Finances and attitude to money BARRY MILLINGTON
Wagner and women BARRY MILLINGTON
Relationship with King
Ludwig II BARRY MILLINGTON
Dealings with publishers RONALD TAYLOR
Dealings with critics RONALD TAYLOR
Wagner as scapegoat BARRY MILLINGTON
MYTHS AND LEGENDS BARRY MILLINGTON
OPINIONS AND OUTLOOK
Social and political attitudes ROGER HOLLINRAKE
Philosophical outlook roger hollinrake
Religious beliefs roger hollinrake
Literary tastes stewart spencer
The Beethoven legacy thomas s. grey Opera and social reform william weber
Wagner and the Greeks hugh lloyd-jones
Wagner and the Jews barry millington Wagner’s Middle Ages stewart spencer
Bayreuth and the idea of a festival
theatre stewart spencer
Contemporary composers thomas s. grey Wagner, animals and modern scientific
medicine joachim thiery and ulrich trohler
Wagner’s critique of science and technology
JOACHIM THIERY and ULRICH TROHLER
SOURCES
Autobiographical writings stewart spencer
Diaries stewart spencer
Letters stewart spencer
Collected writings stewart spencer
Autograph manuscripts:
Sketches/drafts (text)
Skctclies/drafls (music)
Scores
WARREN DARCY
WAGNER’S HAND (places 21-30)
Printed editions:
Breitkopf edilion
Samltiche Werke (Schott)
Miscellaneous
WARREN DARCY
A WAGNERIAN GLOSSARY THOMAS S. GREY
MUSICAL STYLE
Compositional process warren darcy Musical language Arnold whittall
WAGNER AS LIBRETTIST stewart spencer
THE MUSIC
Operas
Orchestral music Choral music Chamber music
Works for solo voice and orchestra
Works for solo voice and piano
Piano music
Projected or unfinished dramatic works
Editions and arrangements
BARRY MILLINGTON
THE PROSE WORKS
A list of Wagnefs writings, speeches, open letters and
reviews
BARRY MILLINGTON
ORCHESTRA TION JONATHAN BURTON
PERFORMANCE PRACTICE
The orchestra
Conducting
Singing
Wagner and the early music movement
DAVID BRECKBILL
WAGNER IN PEREORMANCE
Singing david breckbill Conducting david breckbill Staging BARRY MILLINGTON
RECEPTION
Contemporary assessments david c. large Posthumous reputation and
influence david c. large
The Bayreuth legacy david c. large
The birth of modernism:
Wagner’s impact on the history of
music ARNOLD WHITTALL
Wagner s impact on literature Raymond furness
Wagner’s impact on the visual
arts MICHAEL HALL
Wagner literature: Biographies Stewart spencer
Analysis and criticism Christopher wintle
Miscellaneous stewart spencer

ISBN: 0500282749

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Wagner, Richard, -- 1813-1883.

Dewey Class. No.: 920 / MIL/W