The Wagner Compendium: A Guide to Wagner's Life and Music - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0028713591 ISBN 13: 9780028713595

Publisher: Schirmer Reference, 1992

Synopsis

The unrivaled single-volume survey of Wagner's life and work

Edited by one of the leading Wagner scholars of modern times, and with contributions from seventeen experts from around the world, The Wagner Compendium is the key to a complete understanding of the composer― the most comprehensive, informative and well-organized guide to his life and times.

Features include:

• calendar of Wagner's life, works and related events who's who of Wagner's contemporaries

• details of historical, intellectual and musical background

• exploration of Wagner's character and opinions

• full list of Wagner's prose writings

• comprehensive listing and discussion of the works

30 illustrations

About this title

About the Author:

Barry Millington is the editor of The Wagner Journal. He lives in England.

From Library Journal:

This compendium is a very useful source for information on all aspects of Wagner and his music. It offers a calendar of his life; biographical sketches of his contemporaries; historical and intellectual background; and evaluation of his influences, opinions, prose works, and legacy. Eighteen Wagner authorities contribute to this broadly based and encyclopedic study of one of the most influential and controversial artists of the 19th century. The individual studies are clear, concise, and packed full with the most up-to-date information. This admirable undertaking is an indispensable reference tool for serious music collections.
- Timothy J. McGee, Univ. of Toronto
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Schirmer Reference
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0028713591
• ISBN 13: 9780028713595
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 431
• Editor: Millington Barry