Arthur Pougin
[Composer]
Publishers’ Note.—Since the foregoing was written, the death of Charles Gounod has been announced. On October 16, 1893, he was stricken with apoplexy, and lingered until the 18th. He died at St. Cloud, and was buried in the family vault at Auteuil.
1. Compare Ferdinand Praeger’s “Wagner as I knew Him,” Chaps. XIV. and XV., with “1849: A Vindication,” by W. Ashton Ellis. See also letter of Aug. 9, 1849, to Theodore Uhlig. [Letters to Uhlig, Fischer, and Heine, London, H. Grevel & Co.]
1. Compare Ferdinand Praeger’s “Wagner as I knew Him,” Chaps. XIV. and XV., with “1849: A Vindication,” by W. Ashton Ellis. See also letter of Aug. 9, 1849, to Theodore Uhlig. [Letters to Uhlig, Fischer, and Heine, London, H. Grevel & Co.]
2. “Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt,” Vol. I., p. 77. H. Grevel & Co., London.
2. “Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt,” Vol. I., p. 77. H. Grevel & Co., London.
3. “You are a truly wonderful man, and your Nibelungen poem is surely the most incredible thing which you have ever done.”—Letter of Liszt, Feb. 20, 1853.
3. “You are a truly wonderful man, and your Nibelungen poem is surely the most incredible thing which you have ever done.”—Letter of Liszt, Feb. 20, 1853.
4. See Praeger’s “Wagner as I knew Him,” Chaps. XVIII. and XIX., for full account of this visit.
4. See Praeger’s “Wagner as I knew Him,” Chaps. XVIII. and XIX., for full account of this visit.
5. “Richard Wagner; his Life and Works,” by Adolphe Jullien. Boston, J. B. Millet Co.
5. “Richard Wagner; his Life and Works,” by Adolphe Jullien. Boston, J. B. Millet Co.
6. “Production of ‘Tannhäuser’ in Paris,” Wagner, translated by E. L. Burlingame, in “Art Life and Theories of Wagner.” Henry Holt & Co.
6. “Production of ‘Tannhäuser’ in Paris,” Wagner, translated by E. L. Burlingame, in “Art Life and Theories of Wagner.” Henry Holt & Co.
7. “Wagner,” by Edward Dannreuther, in Grove’s Dictionary of Music. Also “The ‘Parsifal’ of Richard Wagner,” by Maurice Kufferath.
7. “Wagner,” by Edward Dannreuther, in Grove’s Dictionary of Music. Also “The ‘Parsifal’ of Richard Wagner,” by Maurice Kufferath.
8. “Studies in Modern Music,” by W. A. Hadow. Macmillan & Co.
8. “Studies in Modern Music,” by W. A. Hadow. Macmillan & Co.
9. “Studies in the Wagnerian Drama,” by H. E. Krehbiel. Harper & Bros.
9. “Studies in the Wagnerian Drama,” by H. E. Krehbiel. Harper & Bros.
10. “History of Music,” Emil Naumann, Vol. I., p. 524. Cassell & Co.
10. “History of Music,” Emil Naumann, Vol. I., p. 524. Cassell & Co.
11. “The Music of the Future,” E. L. Burlingame’s translation.
11. “The Music of the Future,” E. L. Burlingame’s translation.
12. Condensation, by F. Hueffer, of a passage from “A Communication to my Friends.”
12. Condensation, by F. Hueffer, of a passage from “A Communication to my Friends.”
13. “Art and Revolution,” W. Ashton Ellis’s translation.
13. “Art and Revolution,” W. Ashton Ellis’s translation.
14. The writer of this article does not wish to be understood as agreeing with Wagner in all the utterances quoted; the selections have been made with the design of throwing light upon the workings of Wagner’s mind in the formulation of his theories.
14. The writer of this article does not wish to be understood as agreeing with Wagner in all the utterances quoted; the selections have been made with the design of throwing light upon the workings of Wagner’s mind in the formulation of his theories.
15. “Studies in the Wagnerian Drama.”
15. “Studies in the Wagnerian Drama.”
16. E. C. Stedman, “The Nature and Elements of Poetry,” p. 99.
16. E. C. Stedman, “The Nature and Elements of Poetry,” p. 99.
17. “Preludes and Studies,” p. 112.
17. “Preludes and Studies,” p. 112.
18. “Preludes and Studies,” p. 48.
18. “Preludes and Studies,” p. 48.
19. See Kleinmichel piano score of “Die Walküre,” p. 304.
19. See Kleinmichel piano score of “Die Walküre,” p. 304.
20. “From the Tone World,” by Louis Ehlert. Charles Tretbar, New York.
20. “From the Tone World,” by Louis Ehlert. Charles Tretbar, New York.
21. Article “Harmony,” in Grove’s Dictionary of Music, by C. H. H. Parry.
21. Article “Harmony,” in Grove’s Dictionary of Music, by C. H. H. Parry.
22. See articles on “Music in Italy,” and on the Netherland masters.
22. See articles on “Music in Italy,” and on the Netherland masters.
23. A complete edition of Buxtehude’s works has recently been published in Leipzig.
23. A complete edition of Buxtehude’s works has recently been published in Leipzig.
24. Mozart, it will be remembered, saw none of Bach’s choral works until two years before his death.
24. Mozart, it will be remembered, saw none of Bach’s choral works until two years before his death.
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