instrumental masterpieces. Supports his views with diagrams, charts, and
many musical examples.- Walter, Horst. “On the History of the Composition and Performance of La
vera costanza.” In Haydn Studies(#1011), 154–157.
Demonstrates that the opera was premiered in Esterháza in 1778, not in
Vienna in 1776. The situation was obscured by a fire in Esterháza in 1779,
destroying original performance materials.
Hans Werner Henze (1926–)
- Hochgesang, Deborah. “Die Opern Hans Werner Henzes im Spiegel der
deutschsprachigen, zeitgenössischen Musikkritik bis 1966.” Ph.D. diss., Ham-
burg U., 1993. - Wagner, Hans-Joachim. “Studie zu Boulevard solitude,lyrisches Drama in
sieben Bildern von Hans Werner Henze.” Ph.D. diss., U. of Cologne, 1988.
See also Heister in #95.
Chevalier D’Herbain (ca. 1730/1734–1769)
Célineis in FO,v.47.
Victor Herbert (1859–1924)
- Waters, Edward N. Victor Herbert: A Life in Music.New York: Macmillan,
- 653p. Reprint, New York: Da Capo, 1978. ISBN 0-306-79502-7
ML410 .H62 W3.
A scholarly biography, though without bibliography. Worklist, premiere infor-
mation, and publishers. Genesis and production of Natomaand Madeleine.
Name and title index. - Pearson, Edward Hagelin. “Victor Herbert’s Madeleine.” OQ 13-4 (Summer
1997): 59–95.
Genesis, including negotiations between Herbert and Gatti-Casazza at the
Metropolitan, where the opera premiered in 1914. Musical style is described:
based on leading motives, with emphasis on drama instead of melody. Recep-
tion was poor: it had six performances and has not been revived at the Met.
Better reviews came to the Chicago production of 1916 and a California stag-
ing in 1984, and since then there have been several performances.
Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold (1791–1833)
- Pougin, Arthur. Hérold.Paris: H. Laurens, 1906. 122p. ML410 .H56 P8.
This is the most recent work on the composer, who once occupied the first
rank among French opera writers. Zampa(1831) was in the repertoire
through the 19th century. Pougin offers a footnoted account of the life and
works, with performance histories of the operas. Good plates and worklist; no
bibliography or index.
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