| Series |
Grove music
Grove music. ^A513079
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| Contents |
Formative years and early career -- Kapellmeister in Dresden: 1843-9 -- Composer in exile: 1849-63 -- Munich and Bayreuth: 1864-77 -- The final years: 1878-83 -- Writings -- Dramatic works -- Non-dramatic and incomplete works -- Orchestration -- Wagnerism -- Writings, speeches. |
| Abstract |
This biography of Wagner is one in a new series of composer biographies, derived and adapted from the second edition of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. These newly written biographies bring the best of the book-length pieces in The New Grove to a wider audience. Each title provides fresh new insights into the life and works of a major composer, derived from the most recent scholarship. In addition to a detailed and informative view of the subject's life and works, written by an expert in the field, each book includes comprehensive, tabular work-lists and fully revised and updated bibliography. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 00031121 |
| ISBN | 0312233248 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0333804104 |
