The forging of the 'Ring' : Richard Wagner's composition sketches for Der Ring des Nibelungen / Curt von Westernhagen ; translated by Arnold and Mary Whittall.

Author/creator Westernhagen, Curt von
Other author Whittall, Arnold, translator.
Other author Whittall, Mary, translator.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1976.
Descriptionviii, 248 pages : music ; 24 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleEntstehung des Ring. English
Contents Key to the musical examples, marginal references, translators' notes -- The significance of composition sketches -- Siegfrieds Tod [Death]: the 1850 sketches -- Das Rheingold -- Die Walküre -- Siegfried -- Götterdämmerung -- Conclusion -- Facsimiles of the composition sketches. Das Rheingold, prelude and start of Scene 1 ; Die Walküre, Act III, Scene 3 ; Siegfried, Act III, prelude ; Götterdämmerung, Act II, Scene 3.
General noteTranslation of Die Entstehung des Ring.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 244-248) and index.
LCCN 76007140
ISBN0521212936