The Operatic Library of Elector Maximilian Franz

Preface and Acknowledgements John D. Wilson, with Elisabeth Reisinger: Introduction Part One: Opera at the Bonn Court Theater: Institutions, Agents, Repertories 1. Juliane Riepe: Court Opera in Bonn (and Elsewhere), 1761-1778 Music Theater During the Early Reign of Maximilian Friedrich The 1760s and 1770s: A Time of Change for Opera at German Courts - a Comparative Study 2. Juliane Riepe: The Establishment of a "Deutsche Schaubühne" Under Elector Maximilian Friedrich, 1778-1784 Bonn: The German Theater's Founding in 1778 and its Context Großmann's Troupe: The Musical Performers The Performance Season in Bonn and Guest Performances Elsewhere The Repertoire Procuring the Performance Material The Dismissal of the Großmann Company and the Fate of its Music Library 3. Elisabeth Reisinger, John D. Wilson: The Theater Under Maximilian Franz, 1784-1794 Traveling Companies in Bonn Planning and Realizing a New Court Theater New Developments in the Bonn Ensemble and its Repertoire Procuring the Performance Material: The Role of Nikolaus Simrock The End of the Bonn Court Theater 4. John D. Wilson, with Elisabeth Reisinger and Juliane Riepe: Epilogue: The Changing Meanings of Court Theater in Bonn 5. Elisabeth Reisinger, with Juliane Riepe: Playing Schedule of Opera, 1778-1793 6. Elisabeth Reisinger: Court Musicians, 1778-1794 Part Two: The Operatic Library of Elector Maximilian Franz 7. Elisabeth Reisinger, John D. Wilson: The Collections's Genesis and Structure Maximilian Franz as Musician and Patron in Vienna and Bonn Maximilian Franz as Music Collector The Bonn Court's Music Inventories and their Role in Reconstructing the Operatic Library 8. John D .Wilson: Catalogue Raisonné of the Surviving Operatic Sources General Remarks on Orientation Full List of Relevant Sources in I-MOe, with Notes on their Provenance Detailed Source Catalogue of Selected Manuscripts in I-MOe Sources in Other Collections of Related Provenance Simrock's Copyists: Their Handwriting and Institutional Context Paper-Types in Bonn and their Watermarks Bonn Replacement Arias and Ensembles, 1778-1794 Elisabeth Reisinger: Appendix: Archival Sources Concertning Music Theater at the Bonn Court I. Haus-, Hof- und Staatsarchiv Wien (A-Whh) II. Landesarchiv Nordrhein-Westfalen - Abteilung Rheinland (D-DGla) III. Stadtarchiv Bonn (D-BNsa) IV. Beethoven-Haus Bonn (D-BNba) V. Leipzig University Library (D-LEu) VI. Journals and Periodicals Indes of Persons Index of Musical Works Abbreviations