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 Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1976. |
| Description | viii, 248 pages : music ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Entstehung 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 note | Translation of Die Entstehung des Ring. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-248) and index. |
| LCCN | 76007140 |
| ISBN | 0521212936 |