The ''Wagner-Werk-Verzeichnis'' (''Catalogue of Wagner's Works''), abbreviated WWV, is an index and
musicological guide to the 113 musical compositions and works for the stage by
Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most o ...
. It includes guidance on editions of the published works and explanations of historical performance practices.
John Deathridge,
Martin Geck
Martin Geck (19 March 1936 – 22 November 2019) was a German musicologist. He taught at the Technical University of Dortmund. His publications concerned a number of major composers. Among the composers in whom he specialised was Johann Sebastian ...
, and
Egon Voss compiled the catalogue.
In compiling the catalogue, the authors studied Wagner's writings and examined drafts, sketches, and scores of the compositions. For the full list, see
List of compositions by Richard Wagner.
See also
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List of works for the stage by Richard Wagner
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Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
The (, ; BWV) is a Catalogues of classical compositions, catalogue of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was first published in 1950, edited by Wolfgang Schmieder. The catalogue's second edition appeared in 1990 and the third edition in ...
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Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis
The Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (abbreviated as HWV) is the Catalogue of Handel's Works. It was published in three volumes (in German) by Bernd Baselt between 1978 and 1986, and lists every piece of music known to have been written by George Frider ...
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Werkverzeichnis Anton Bruckner
References
*Deathridge J., Geck M. and Voss E. (1986). ''Wagner-Werk-Verzeichnis (WWV): Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke Richard Wagners und ihrer Quellen''
Catalogue of Wagner's Works: Catalogue of Musical Compositions by Richard Wagner and Their Sources" Mainz, London, & New York:
Schott Music
Schott Music () is one of the oldest German music publishers. It is also one of the largest music publishing houses in Europe, and is the second-oldest music publisher after Breitkopf & Härtel. The company headquarters of Schott Music were foun ...
International. .
External links
Listing of the WWV
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