offered, in a rich context of Russian aesthetic disputes of the period and the
composer’s efforts to adapt to prevailing views.Otto Nicolai (1810–1849)
Il templariois in IO–1810,v.26.
- Konrad, Ulrich. Otto Nicolai (1810–1849): Studien zu Leben und Werk.
Sammlung Musikwissenschaftlichen Abhandlungen, 73. Baden-Baden: V.
Koerner, 1986. 449p. ISBN 3-87320-573-4. ML55 .S2 v.73.
Life and works, with letters, worklist, good bibliography of sources and
expansive name and title index. Very little said about the operas.
Carl Nielsen (1865–1931)
- Miller, Mina F. Carl Nielsen: A Guide to Research. Garland Composer Re-
source Manuals, 6. New York: Garland, 1987. xvi, 245p. ISBN 0-8240-8569- - ML134 .N42 M5.
An extensively annotated bibliography of 401 writings, many in Danish.
Nielsen’s operas Saul and Davidand Maskaradehave about 50 entries, mostly
reviews and brief notices. Indexes of titles, names, authors. - Balzer, Jürgen. “The Dramatic Music.” In Carl Nielsen Centenary Essays,ed.
Jürgen Balzer, 75–101. Copenhagen: Nyt Nordisk Forlag-Arnold Busck, 1965.
130p. ML410 .N625 B3.
Program notes with some technical observations on the operas. This seems to
be the only study of them published in a common language.
1362.The Nielsen Companion.Ed. Mina F. Miller. Portland, Ore.: Amadeus, 1995.
x, 666p. ISBN 1-57467-004-2. ML410 .N67 N66.
A collection of 23 essays by various writers, 7 by Miller. There are only passing
references to the opera Maskarade. Useful bibliography of 250 entries, index.
Luigi Nono (1924–1990)
- Stenzl, Jürg. Luigi Nono.Reinbeck bei Hamburg: Rowohlt, 1998. 158p. ISBN
3-4915-0582-7. ML410 .N81 S82.
A handy fact book, including a biography, chronology, worklist, discography,
and bibliography. For each opera there is a genesis account and details of per-
formances. Indexed. - Taibon, Mateo. Luigi Nono und sein Musiktheater.Vienna: Bühlau, 1993.
206p. ISBN 3-205-98067-0. ML410 .N81 T13.
Interesting background on Italian music theater after World War II; biography
of Nono; then chapters on Intolleranza 1960, Al gran sole,and Prometeo.
Genesis of each, with analyses of text and music, staging matters, and press
reactions. Worklist, discography, good bibliography of about 75 entries, no
index. - Gilbert, Janet Monteith. “Dialectic Music: An Analysis of Luigi Nono’s
Intolleranza.” D.M.A. diss., U. of Illinois, 1979. 154p.
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