On Conducting (Üeber Das Dirigiren) : A Treatise on Style in the Execution of Classical Music

by Richard Wagner

This etext was prepared by John Mamoun <mamounjo@umdnj.edu> with

the online distributed prooreading team of Charles Franks.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

POEM FRONTISPIECE TRANSLATOR'S NOTE ON CONDUCTING APPENDIX A APPENDIX B APPENDIX C APPENDIX D

POEM FRONTISPIECE

(1869).

MOTTO NACH GOETHE:

"Fliegenschnauz' und Muckennas'
Mit euren Anverwandten,
Frosch im Laub und Grill' im Gras,
Ihr seid mir Musikanten!"

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"Flysnout and Midgenose,
With all your kindred, too,
Treefrog and Meadow-grig.
True musicians, YOU!"