The Long History of Programatic Music

Programatic Music Bibliography

Allen, David. “'King Kong' by Max Steiner (1933) and James Newton Howard (2005): A Comparison of Scores and Contexts.” David Allen - Music Composer, November 26, 2018. https://davidallencomposer.com/blog/king-kong-max-steiner-james-newton-howard-comparison.

“Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op.30 (Strauss, Richard).” IMSLP. Accessed December 31, 2021. https://imslp.org/wiki/Also_sprach_Zarathustra,_Op.30_(Strauss,_Richard).

“Also Sprach Zarathustra.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, December 20, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Also_sprach_Zarathustra.

Burkholder, J. Peter, Donald Jay Grout, and Claude V. Palisca. A History of Western Music. New York, NY: W.W. Norton and Company, 2019. 

“Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, August 22, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capriccio_on_the_departure_of_a_beloved_brother.

“Christoph Willibald Gluck.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, December 19, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Willibald_Gluck.

“Clément Janequin.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, December 2, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cl%C3%A9ment_Janequin.

“Doctrine of the Affections.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. Accessed December 31, 2021. https://www.britannica.com/art/doctrine-of-the-affections.

“The Four Seasons (Vivaldi).” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, December 17, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Seasons_(Vivaldi).

“Gesamtkunstwerk.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, December 12, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesamtkunstwerk.

“Gregorian Chant.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 10, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_chant.

“How Gluck Revolutionised Opera.” Opéra national de Paris. Accessed December 31, 2021. https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/magazine/how-gluck-revolutionised-opera.

“King Kong (1933 Film).” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 30, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong_(1933_film).

“Le Chant Des Oiseaux (Clément Janequin).” Le Chant des Oiseaux (Clément Janequin) - ChoralWiki. Accessed December 31, 2021. 

https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Le_Chant_des_Oiseaux_(Cl%C3%A9ment_Janequin).

“Les Préludes, S.97 (Liszt, Franz).” IMSLP. Accessed December 31, 2021. https://imslp.org/wiki/Les_pr%C3%A9ludes%2C_S.97_(Liszt%2C_Franz).

“Les Préludes.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, October 15, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_pr%C3%A9ludes.

“List of Program Music.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, October 28, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_program_music.

Lorey, Jessica. “Christoph Willibald Gluck and Opera Reform.” Clef Notes, January 1, 1970. https://wgucmusicblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/christoph-willibald-gluck-and-opera.html.

“Max Steiner.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, December 2, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Steiner.

“Mickey Mousing.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 21, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mousing.

“Program Music.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. Accessed December 31, 2021. https://www.britannica.com/art/program-music.

“Program Music.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, December 22, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_music.

“Program Notes: Vivaldi the Four Seasons.” Home. Accessed December 31, 2021. https://seattlesymphony.org/en/beyond-the-stage/program-notes-vivaldi-four-seasons.

“Richard Strauss.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, December 25, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Strauss.

Rosen, Charles. The Romantic Generation: Liszt, Bellini, Schubert, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Meyerbeer, Schumann, Berlioz. London: FontanaPress, 1999. 

“Symphony No. 6 (Beethoven).” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, December 5, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._6_(Beethoven).

“Symphony No.6, Op.68 (Beethoven, Ludwig Van).” IMSLP. Accessed December 31, 2021. https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.6,_Op.68_(Beethoven,_Ludwig_van).

Wildridge, Justin. “Program Music Vs Absolute Music (Differences and Similarities Between Program Music and Absolute Music).” CMUSE, May 28, 2020. https://www.cmuse.org/program-music-vs-absolute-music/.

“Word Painting.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, October 21, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_painting.

Pictures and photos

Clement Janequin

https://www.francemusique.fr/personne/clement-janequin

Vivaldi

By Unidentified painter - (Old image: Taken from the en.wikipedia), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10678

Jean-Phillip Rameau

By Attributed to Joseph Aved - Unknown source, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1469723

Christoph Willibald Gluck

By Joseph-Siffred Duplessis - gAEyOuOICs08oQ at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22003146

Beethoven

Portrait Beethovens mit der Partitur zur Missa Solemnis

Joseph Karl Stieler 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven

Berlioz

By Pierre Petit - This file comes from Gallica Digital Library and is available under the digital ID btv1b84543244, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24954982

Liszt

By Franz Hanfstaengl - Self-scanned, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6650438

Alphonse de Lamartine

By François Gérard - http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?startat=/getPoster.asp&CID=C208C6E1931040E4BF97BB86371CF38E&frameSku=1342042_4986654-32287, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12053252

Wagner

By Franz Hanfstaengl - fr:Image:RichardWagner.jpg, where the source was stated as http://www.sr.se/p2/opera/op030419.stm, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55183

Richard Strauss

By Max Liebermann - http://www.smb-digital.de/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=958865&viewType=detailView, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=613951

Max Steiner

By Filmmusicnotes.com, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40771800

King Kong Poster

By Unknown author - Here, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4486630