Germany, 2–3, 6, 12–13, 36, 45, 48–50, 52–54, 56–58, 70, 74, 77, 81, 98, 101, 115, 150, 153, 157, 169, 171–172, 174, 192–193, 195–196, 203, 205–206, 233

Glinka, Mikhail, 35, 63, 231–233

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 49–52, 54, 100, 113, 157, 193, 195, 212–213

Grieg, Edvard, 2–4, 6–11, 14–18, 22–23, 26, 29, 31, 33, 36–37, 41–44, 47–49, 69–82, 96, 98–99, 107, 111, 114, 119, 126, 130–138, 145–146, 148–149, 151, 167–173, 175–176, 178, 180–181, 188–189, 199–201, 203, 206–209, 216–219, 221–222, 230–231, 233–235, 238, 240

biographical sketch, 14–15

works

Bergliot, , 76, 136

Den bergtekne, , 76–77

Four Psalms, , 15, 130

Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak, , 76

Fædrelandssalme, , 76

Haugtussa, , 15, 77, 204

Land-sighting, , 76–77

Lyric Pieces, , 76–77, 208

Olav Trygvason, , 47, 76–78, 136

Peer Gynt music, , 15, 208

Piano concerto, , 14, 178, 207

Sigurd Jorsalfar, , 2, 76

Slåtter, , 15, 130–132, 134

Symphonic Dances, , 15, 130, 135

Valgsang, , 76

Violin sonata no., 2, 133, 135

Habsburg Empire, 21, 158–159, 173

Herder, Johann Gottfried von, 21, 28, 36, 74, 93, 97–102, 104, 106, 111–112, 131, 190, 235

institution building, 8, 19, 42, 47, 51, 61, 63, 80, 109, 137, 193, 195, 199, 206, 231

Italian music, 34, 49, 52–53, 60–62, 67, 96, 113, 116, 124, 149–150, 153–154, 157, 159–160, 163–165, 167, 170, 193–194, 203, 212, 233

Jungmann, Josef, 13, 99

landscape trope, 3, 7, 27, 46–47, 56–57, 66, 76–77, 80, 230, 232

language, 3, 7, 27, 46–47, 55, 60, 65, 67, 77, 80, 99, 109, 137, 149, 156–158, 165–166, 195, 204, 206, 230, 232

legend (and myth) trope, 7, 47, 55–56, 66–67, 76–77, 80, 98, 107, 112, 114, 119, 121, 136, 209–210, 212, 230, 232

Liepinš, Zigmars, 10, 230, 234

Lindeman, Ludvig Mathias, 72, 98, 106–107, 130, 132, 135

Liszt, Franz, 12–13, 61, 65–66, 105, 129, 160, 198, 202–203, 234

Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, 12–13, 51, 57, 194, 206

Moniuszko, Stanislaw, 63, 232

nation building, 5, 7, 9, 11, 16, 18, 20, 24, 32, 43, 80, 92, 103, 109, 121, 137–138, 188, 221–222, 230–231, 237–238