Published by Thames & Hudson, 2001
ISBN 10: 0500282749 ISBN 13: 9780500282748
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Published by Music Sales Corporation, 1992
ISBN 10: 0028713591 ISBN 13: 9780028713595
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Published by Thames and Hudson, 1992
ISBN 10: 0500015392 ISBN 13: 9780500015391
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Published by Schirmer Books, New York, 1992
Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 431 pages. Hardcover. Ivory cloth boards and gilt titles to green cloth spine. Dust jacket with only light, marginal wear to edges. Frontis illustration, Wagner in black & white. Additional black & white illustrations, tight binding, sharp corners, clean & unmarked. Record # 751035.
Published by Thames & Hudson, London, 1992
ISBN 10: 0500282749 ISBN 13: 9780500282748
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 432 pages.
Published by New York: Schirmer Books, 1992, 1992
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good dust-jacket worn along top and bottom, with tear along bottom rear edge and resulting fold mark, cover price $35.00, very good lightly used green half-cloth with white boards, a few very light pencil lines neatly erased from margins. MILLINGTON, BARRY. The Wagner compendium: a guide to Wagner's life and music. New York: Schirmer Books, 1992, stated First American edition, and 1st printing number line, 431pp., . CONTENTS: Calendar of Wagner's life, works and related events / Barry Millington -- Who's who of Wagner's contemporaries / Barry Millington -- Historical background. The holy Roman empire from 1618-1789 ; 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 : 1871-1883 / Konrad Bund -- Intellectual background. Philosophy / Roger Hollinrake ; Literature / Raymond Furness ; Religion / Roger Hollingrake -- Musical background and influences. Formation of the earlier style ; The music drama and its antecedents ; Patronage, commisions and royalties in Wagner's day / Thomas S. Grey -- Wagner as an individual. Paternity ; Family ; Appearance and character / Barry Millington ; Wagner as a conductor / David Breckbill ; Wagner's working routine / Thomas S. Grey ; The portraits / [various photographers and artists] ; Wagner as polemicist / William Weber ; Finances and attitude to money ; Wagner and women ; Relationship with King Ludwig II / Barry Millington ; Dealings with publishers ; Dealings with critics / Ronald Taylor ; Wagner as scapegoat / Barry Millington -- Myths and legends / Barry Millington -- Opinions and outlook. Social and political attitudes ; Philosophical outlook ; 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 ; Wagner's critique of science and technology / Joachim Thiery and Ulrich Tröhler -- Sources. Autobiographical writings ; Diaries ; Letters ; Collected writings / Stewart Spencer ; Autograph manuscripts / Warren Darcy ; Wagner's hand [facsimiles] / [Wagner] ; Printed editions / 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 Wagner's writings, speeches, open letters and reviews / Barry Millington -- Orchestration / Jonathan Burton -- Performance practice. The orchestra ; Conducting ; Singing ; Wagner and the early music movement / David Breckbill -- Wagner in performance. Singing ; Conducting / David Breckbill ; Staging / Barry Millington -- Reception. Contemporary assessments ; Posthumous reputation and influence ; 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. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Millington, Barry. 9780028713595 ISBN 0028713591.
Published by Thames & Hudson 2001, 2001
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Published by NY: Schirmer Books, 1992
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fine hardcover in a Fine dj. Illustrated. Bibliography, index, 431pp.
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Thames & Hudson 2001 Paperback, 430pp., 18x25.5cm., 30 b/w. ills., in very good condition (as new). ISBN 9780500282748. 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, ntellectual and musical background, exploration of Wagner's character and opinions, full list of Wagner's prose writings, comprehensive listing and discussion of the works.
Published by Schirmer Books, New York
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First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Printing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10.
Published by Schirmer Books, New York, 1992
ISBN 10: 0028713591 ISBN 13: 9780028713595
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First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Small open tear on spine heel. ; 7.25 X 1.25 X 10.25 inches; 432 pages.
Published by Schirmer Reference, New York, 1992
ISBN 10: 0028713591 ISBN 13: 9780028713595
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First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 432 pages.
Published by Schirmer Reference, New York, 1992
ISBN 10: 0028713591 ISBN 13: 9780028713595
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Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; Signed by author. ; 10.1 X 7.4 X 1.6 inches; 431 pages; Signed by Author.