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Johann Sebastian Bach: His Work and Influence on the Music of Germany, 1685–1750 — Volume III
Philipp Spitta
Monumental scholarly biography / works study · 1885 · English, translated from German
Philipp Spitta. Johann Sebastian Bach: His Work and Influence on the Music of Germany, 1685–1750 — Volume III. London: Novello, Ewer & Co., 1885.
The final volume brings Spitta’s account through Bach’s mature Leipzig years and later output, while also assessing the composer’s influence and historical position. It is essential for understanding the nineteenth-century construction of Bach as both church composer and universal master.
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A General History of Music, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Period — Volume III
Charles Burney
Music history / eighteenth-century criticism · 1789 · English
Charles Burney. A General History of Music, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Period — Volume III. London: Printed for the author, 1789.
Volume III brings the history closer to Burney’s own era and becomes increasingly valuable as near-contemporary criticism. It treats the development of major national styles, opera and instrumental traditions with observations informed by Burney’s European travels and personal contact with musicians and institutions.
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A General History of the Science and Practice of Music — Volume III
Sir John Hawkins
Music history / biography / theory · 1776 · English
Sir John Hawkins. A General History of the Science and Practice of Music — Volume III. London: T. Payne and Son, 1776.
Volume III moves further into Renaissance and early-modern European musical culture, integrating theory, composers, institutions and changing styles. Hawkins’s method alternates narrative history with extended documentary and biographical passages.
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Gustav Mahler, Volume III: Vienna: Triumph and Disillusion (1904–1907)
Henry-Louis de La Grange
Monumental biography, volume III · 2000 · English
Henry-Louis de La Grange. Gustav Mahler, Volume III: Vienna: Triumph and Disillusion (1904–1907). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 019315160X.
This biography or documentary study follows Gustav Mahler through the personal, professional and cultural circumstances in which the music was created. The dossier links chronology with works, correspondence, institutions, patrons, performers and reception so that the volume can be used both as a narrative biography and as an…
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Sibelius, Volume III: 1914–1957
Erik Tawaststjerna
Scholarly biography, volume 3 · 1976–1997 · English
Erik Tawaststjerna. Sibelius, Volume III: 1914–1957. London: Faber and Faber, 1976–1997.
Sibelius, Volume III: 1914–1957 is a substantial biographical or documentary resource concerning Jean Sibelius. The dossier identifies the work by author and subject and places it within the history of performance, composition, institutions, repertory and reception where relevant. It is especially useful for distinguishing primary testimony, later recollection…
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Haydn: Chronicle and Works, Volume III — Haydn in England, 1791–1795
H. C. Robbins Landon
Documentary biography / chronicle, volume 3 · 1976–1980 · English
H. C. Robbins Landon. Haydn: Chronicle and Works, Volume III — Haydn in England, 1791–1795. London: Thames and Hudson, 1976–1980.
Haydn: Chronicle and Works, Volume III — Haydn in England, 1791–1795 is a substantial biographical or documentary resource concerning Joseph Haydn. The dossier identifies the work by author and subject and places it within the history of performance, composition, institutions, repertory and reception where relevant. It is especially…
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Richard Strauss: A Critical Commentary on His Life and Works, Volume III
Norman Del Mar
Critical biography / works study, volume 3 · 1962–1972 · English
Norman Del Mar. Richard Strauss: A Critical Commentary on His Life and Works, Volume III. London: Barrie and Rockliff, 1962–1972.
Richard Strauss: A Critical Commentary on His Life and Works, Volume III is a substantial biographical or documentary resource concerning Richard Strauss. The dossier identifies the work by author and subject and places it within the history of performance, composition, institutions, repertory and reception where relevant. It is…
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The Operas of Verdi, Volume III
Julian Budden
Verdi opera studies · English
Julian Budden. The Operas of Verdi, Volume III.
A curated dossier for The Operas of Verdi, Volume III by Julian Budden. The work is included for its direct relevance to opera history, vocal interpretation, repertory, or the biography of major operatic figures. The record is designed to make the book discoverable through both personal names and…
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Concert Halls and Opera Houses
Leo Beranek
Architectural acoustics / comparative reference work · 2004 · English
Leo Beranek. Concert Halls and Opera Houses: Music, Acoustics, and Architecture. New York: Springer, 2004. ISBN 9780387955247.
Beranek’s major reference work compares concert halls and opera houses from the perspective of acoustics, architecture and musical experience. It brings together measured acoustic data, plans and photographs, historical information and subjective assessments by musicians and listeners. Rather than treating acoustic quality as a single reverberation-time number, Beranek…
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A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Volume III (Planché–Sumer is icumen in)
George Grove (editor)
Music dictionary / encyclopaedia · 1883 · English
George Grove (editor). A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Volume III (Planché–Sumer is icumen in). London: Macmillan and Co., 1883.
This expanded dossier identifies A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Volume III (Planché–Sumer is icumen in) by George Grove (editor), with edition-level publication data and normalized title/author variants for reliable retrieval. The work is treated as both a bibliographic object and a historical source, so its contemporary terminology…
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The Oxford History of Music, Volume III: The Music of the Seventeenth Century
C. Hubert H. Parry
Scholarly music history · 1902 · English
C. Hubert H. Parry. The Oxford History of Music, Volume III: The Music of the Seventeenth Century. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1902.
This expanded dossier identifies The Oxford History of Music, Volume III: The Music of the Seventeenth Century by C. Hubert H. Parry, with edition-level publication data and normalized title/author variants for reliable retrieval. The work is treated as both a bibliographic object and a historical source, so its…
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Richard Wagner’s Prose Works, Volume III: The Theatre
Richard Wagner
Collected prose / theatre and criticism · 1907 · English; translated by William Ashton Ellis
Richard Wagner. Richard Wagner’s Prose Works, Volume III: The Theatre. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1907.
This volume belongs to William Ashton Ellis’s eight-volume English translation of Richard Wagner’s prose writings. It preserves essays and theoretical texts that document Wagner’s ideas about music drama, theatre, performance, culture and society, and is therefore useful as a primary-source witness to the intellectual framework surrounding his stage…
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Richard Wagner’s Prose Works, Volume VIII: Posthumous, etc.
Richard Wagner
Posthumous writings / essays · 1899 · English; translated by William Ashton Ellis
Richard Wagner. Richard Wagner’s Prose Works, Volume VIII: Posthumous, etc.. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1899.
This volume belongs to William Ashton Ellis’s eight-volume English translation of Richard Wagner’s prose writings. It preserves essays and theoretical texts that document Wagner’s ideas about music drama, theatre, performance, culture and society, and is therefore useful as a primary-source witness to the intellectual framework surrounding his stage…
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Johannes Brahms: Life and Letters
Styra Avins (editor and translator); Josef Eisinger
Documentary biography / correspondence · 1997 · English
Styra Avins (editor and translator); Josef Eisinger. Johannes Brahms: Life and Letters. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. ISBN 0198162340.
This biography or documentary study follows Johannes Brahms through the personal, professional and cultural circumstances in which the music was created. The dossier links chronology with works, correspondence, institutions, patrons, performers and reception so that the volume can be used both as a narrative biography and as an…
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Artur Schnabel: A Biography
César Saerchinger
Biography / performance history · 1957 · English
César Saerchinger. Artur Schnabel: A Biography. London: Cassell & Company, 1957.
Artur Schnabel: A Biography is a substantial biographical source on Artur Schnabel. Substantial post-war biography of Schnabel, valuable as an early documentary account of his Viennese background, chamber partnerships, Beethoven reputation, emigration, teaching and recording career. The dossier treats the book not merely as a life narrative but…
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Stokowski: A Counterpoint of View
Oliver Daniel
Biography / performance history · 1982 · English
Oliver Daniel. Stokowski: A Counterpoint of View. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1982. ISBN 0396079369.
Stokowski: A Counterpoint of View is a substantial biographical source on Leopold Stokowski. Monumental biography based on hundreds of interviews, correspondence and archival research, covering Stokowski’s origins, Philadelphia years, premieres, recording innovations, broadcasting, Hollywood, new-music advocacy and exceptionally long conducting career. The dossier treats the book not merely…
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The Way They Play, Vol. III
Samuel Applebaum and Sada Applebaum
Interviews / violinists · 1974 · English
Samuel Applebaum and Sada Applebaum. The Way They Play, Vol. III. Paganiniana Publications, 1974.
This curated dossier identifies The Way They Play, Vol. III by Samuel Applebaum and Sada Applebaum as a distinct biographical or documentary source within Classical Archive. It is included not merely as a title record but as a research-oriented entry: the book is indexed by subject, author and…
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