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38 Books

42 Authors

Representative Books

A Second Book of Operas — Story, Setting & Ideas Krehbiel, Henry Edward, 1854-1923
The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring — Background and Themes Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950
Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde": An Essay on the Wagnerian Drama — Reading Notes Hight, George Ainslie, 1851-1937

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Old Scores and New Readings: Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians — Story, Setting & Ideas Runciman, John F., 1866-1916
The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. — Inside the Classic Streatfeild, R. A. (Richard Alexander), 1866-1919, Fuller-Maitland, J. A. (John Alexander), 1856-1936 [Commentator]
Richard Wagner, Composer of Operas — Themes and Context Runciman, John F., 1866-1916
Musical Memories — A Closer Reading Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921, Rich, Edwin Gile, 1879-1939 [Translator]
Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande A Guide to the Opera with Musical Examples from the Score — Text and Context Gilman, Lawrence, 1878-1939
Charles Dickens and Music — Background and Themes Lightwood, James T. (James Thomas), 1856-1944

Authors Represented

Engel, Carl, 1818-1882 4 books Runciman, John F., 1866-1916 2 books Huneker, James, 1857-1921 2 books Krehbiel, Henry Edward, 1854-1923 1 book Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 1 book Hight, George Ainslie, 1851-1937 1 book Streatfeild, R. A. (Richard Alexander), 1866-1919 1 book Fuller-Maitland, J. A. (John Alexander), 1856-1936 [Commentator] 1 book