- Veress, Sándor. “Bluebeard’s Castle.” Tempo13 (1949): 32–38.
A psychological study of the characters, as demonstrated in the music; with
micro- and macrostructural analysis.
See also McClary (#391).
Andrew Barton
The Disappointment is in RRAM,v.3. It is the earliest known American opera (1767),
but there is no evidence that it was staged. Barton is a pseudonym; the work has been
attributed to Thomas Forrest and also to John Leacock.
Jack Beeson (1925–)
- Beeson, Jack. “The Autobiography of Lizzie Borden.” OQ4-1 (1986–1987):
15–42.
An interesting gathering of letters that passed between Beeson and librettist
Richard Plant, in 1954–1963, as they developed the opera Lizzie Borden.
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Editions
486.Ludwig van Beethoven Werke. Ed. Joseph Schmidt-Görg et al. Bonn: Beetho-
ven Archiv, 1961–. M3 .B41 H5.
In progress; 28 volumes issued through 1999. Fidelionot yet published.Thematic Catalogues and Worklists
- Kinsky, Georg, and Hans Halm. Das Werk Beethovens: Thematisch-bibli-
ographisches Verzeichnis seiner sämtlichen vollendeten Kompositionen.
Munich: Henle, 1955. xxii, 808p. ML134 .B4 K56.
The standard worklist, generally used to identify Beethoven’s compositions
(with K numbers). Each entry has a thematic incipit and extensive information
about the work and its sources, along with bibliographic references. Updated by: - Dorfmüller, Kurt. Beiträge zur Beethoven-Bibliographie: Studien und Materi-
alien zum Werkverzeichnis von Kinsky-Halm.Munich: Henle, 1978. 452p.
ISBN3-8732-8028-0. ML134 .B4 B42.
Bibliographies and Guides to Resources
489.Beethoven Bibliography Database. San Jose: San Jose State U., Ira F. Brilliant
Center for Beethoven Studies.
An electronic file accessible through <www.sjsu.edu/music/beethoven>. As of
1998 consisted of about 7,000 entries; to be completed in the year 2004 with
about 23,000 entries. A user’s guide is available from the center.Ludwig Van Beethoven 111