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Wagner: The Terrible Man and His Truthful Art

M. Owen Lee
Biographical-critical study / composer · 1999 · English
M. Owen Lee. Wagner: The Terrible Man and His Truthful Art. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999.

This expanded dossier treats Wagner: The Terrible Man and His Truthful Art as a substantial source on Richard Wagner. It records the bibliographic identity of the volume and situates the narrative within the artist’s chronology, professional network, repertory, institutional environment and reception. Particular attention is paid to the…

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Anton von Webern: A Chronicle of His Life and Work

Hans Moldenhauer and Rosaleen Moldenhauer
Documentary biography / works chronicle · 1979 · English
Hans Moldenhauer and Rosaleen Moldenhauer. Anton von Webern: A Chronicle of His Life and Work. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.

Anton von Webern: A Chronicle of His Life and Work is a substantial biographical or documentary resource concerning Anton Webern. 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…

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Tristanissimo: The Authorized Biography of Heroic Tenor Lauritz Melchior

Shirlee Emmons
Singer biography / Wagner performance history · English
Shirlee Emmons. Tristanissimo: The Authorized Biography of Heroic Tenor Lauritz Melchior.

A curated dossier for Tristanissimo: The Authorized Biography of Heroic Tenor Lauritz Melchior by Shirlee Emmons. 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…

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Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century

Lol Henderson and Lee Stacey (eds.)
Twentieth-century music encyclopedia · 1999 · English
Lol Henderson and Lee Stacey (eds.). Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century. Chicago / London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999.

Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century is treated here as a major reference work for Classical Archive. Its value lies in structured consultation rather than continuous reading: it supports identification of people, works, terminology, genres, instruments, institutions, repertory or recordings according to the scope of the publication.…

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Mozart, l’homme et l’œuvre

Alfred Einstein
Biography / works study / classic Mozart scholarship · 1954 (French translation) · French, translated from German
Alfred Einstein. Mozart, l’homme et l’œuvre. Desclée de Brouwer, 1954 (French translation).

Einstein’s Mozart is one of the landmark synthetic studies of the twentieth century. Rather than separating a chronological biography from a catalogue of works, the author continually relates character, social environment and musical language. The book ranges across opera, symphony, concerto, chamber music, sacred music and the late…

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