Famous Composers – Diseases Reloaded

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Author
Abbreviations
1: Diseases of Famous Composers Put into Context of Their General Historical Framework
	1.1	 The Fascination About Diseases of Famous Composers
	1.2	 The Difficulties of Retrodiagnoses
		1.2.1	 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Possibilities
		1.2.2	 Interpretation of Symptoms
		1.2.3	 Absence of Suspected Diagnosis
		1.2.4	 Later Appearance of Information About Diseases
		1.2.5	 Present-Day Methods
		1.2.6	 Retrodiagnosis as Retrospective Diagnosis
		1.2.7	 Source Data
	1.3	 The Change of Diseases Over Time
	1.4	 The Composer in the General Historical Framework
	1.5	 The Timelessness of Music
	1.6	 How the Great Composers Feel About Their Illnesses
	References
2: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
	2.1	 Introduction
	2.2	 Bach’s Diseases
	2.3	 Bach’s Skeleton
		2.3.1	 The Discovery
		2.3.2	 His’ Photography of the Skeleton
		2.3.3	 Overall View of the Skeleton
		2.3.4	 The Hands
		2.3.5	 The Feet
	2.4	 Conclusions
		2.4.1	 Conclusions on the Presumed Cataract
		2.4.2	 Conclusions on the Presumed Skeletal Physiognomy
	2.5	 Bach’s Musical Œuvre
	2.6	 Appendix: Additional Material on Johann Sebastian Bach
		2.6.1	 The Nekrolog of Johann Sebastian Bach in Original Language
		2.6.2	 Extract on Johann Sebastian Bach from Walther´s \"Musicalisches LEXICON oder Musicalische Bibliothec, … Leipzig, 1732\"
		2.6.3	 Extract on Johann Sebastian Bach from \"The Bach Genealogy\"
		2.6.4	 Extract from His´ Report Submitted to the City Council of Leipzig in 1895
	References
3: Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757)
	3.1	 Introduction
	3.2	 Scarlatti’s Diseases
	3.3	 Conclusions
	3.4	 Scarlatti’s Musical Œuvre
	References
4: Nicolò Paganini (1782–1840)
	4.1	 Introduction
	4.2	 Paganini’s Diseases
		4.2.1	 Syphilis and Tuberculosis
		4.2.2	 Marfan’s Syndrome
	4.3	 Conclusions
	4.4	 Paganini’s Musical Œuvre
	References
5: Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
	5.1	 Introduction
	5.2	 Schumann’s Diseases
	5.3	 Conclusions
	5.4	 Schumann’s Musical Œuvre
	References
6: Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
	6.1	 Introduction
	6.2	 Tárrega’s Diseases
	6.3	 Conclusions
	6.4	 Tárrega’s Musical Œuvre
	6.5	 Appendix: Additional Material on Francisco Tárrega
		6.5.1	 Texts About Tárrega
		6.5.2	 Letters from Tárrega
	References
7: Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
	7.1	 Introduction
	7.2	 Ravel’s Diseases
	7.3	 Conclusions
	7.4	 Ravel’s Musical Œuvre
	References
8: Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959)
	8.1	 Introduction
	8.2	 Villa-Lobos’s Diseases
	8.3	 Conclusions
	8.4	 Villa-Lobos’s Musical Œuvre
	References
9: Epilogue
	9.1	 How the Famous Composers Are Related to Each Other
	9.2	 Famous Composers and Their Famous Colleagues
		9.2.1	 The Famous Composers Featured in this Book Juxtaposed with Their Famous Colleagues Living at the Same Time
		9.2.2	 Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Coincidences”
			9.2.2.1	 Bach and Marchand
			9.2.2.2	 Bach and Handel
			9.2.2.3	 Bach, Vivaldi, Albinoni, and Marcello
		9.2.3	 Nicolò Paganini’s “Coincidences”
			9.2.3.1	 Paganini, von Weber, and Chopin
			9.2.3.2	 Paganini, Beethoven, and Schubert
		9.2.4	 Robert Schumann’s “Coincidences”
			9.2.4.1	 Schumann and Paganini
			9.2.4.2	 Schumann and Schubert
			9.2.4.3	 Schumann and Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
	References