1992, ISBN: 0028713591

[SC: 36.58], [PU: New York: Schirmer Books, 1992], Jacket, good dust-jacket worn along top and bottom, with tear along bottom rear edge and resulting fold mark, cover price $35.00, very g… Mehr…

[SC: 36.58], [PU: New York: Schirmer Books, 1992], Jacket, 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<

1992, ISBN: 0028713591

[SC: 35.78], [PU: New York: Schirmer Books, 1992], Jacket, good dust-jacket worn along top and bottom, with tear along bottom rear edge and resulting fold mark, cover price $35.00, very g… Mehr…

[SC: 35.78], [PU: New York: Schirmer Books, 1992], Jacket, 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<

1992, ISBN: 0028713591

[SC: 35.97], [PU: New York: Schirmer Books, 1992], Jacket, good dust-jacket worn along top and bottom, with tear along bottom rear edge and resulting fold mark, cover price $35.00, very g… Mehr…

[SC: 35.97], [PU: New York: Schirmer Books, 1992], Jacket, 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<

1992, ISBN: 0028713591

[SC: 35.29], [PU: New York: Schirmer Books, 1992], Jacket, good dust-jacket worn along top and bottom, with tear along bottom rear edge and resulting fold mark, cover price $35.00, very g… Mehr…

[SC: 35.29], [PU: New York: Schirmer Books, 1992], Jacket, 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<

1992, ISBN: 0028713591

[SC: 35.82], [PU: New York: Schirmer Books, 1992], Jacket, good dust-jacket worn along top and bottom, with tear along bottom rear edge and resulting fold mark, cover price $35.00, very g… Mehr…

[SC: 35.82], [PU: New York: Schirmer Books, 1992], Jacket, 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<