Famous Composers – Diseases Reloaded

Contents

• 1 Introductory to the Topic
• 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
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• 2 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Bach´s Diseases
• 2.3 Conclusions
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• 3 Domenico Scarlatti (1685 – 1757)
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Scarlatti´s Diseases
• 3.3 Conclusions
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• 4 Nicolò Paganini (1782 – 1840)
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Paganini´s Diseases
• 4.3 Conclusions
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• 5 Robert Schumann (1810 – 11856)
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Schumann´s Diseases
• 5.3 Conclusions
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• 6 Francisco Tárrega (1852 – 1909)
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Tárrega´s Diseases
• 5.3 Conclusions
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• 7 Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Ravel´s Diseases
• 6.3 Conclusions
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• 8 Heitor Villa-Lobos (1889 – 1959)
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Villa-Lobos´ Diseases
• 6.3 Conclusions
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•   Appendix
• A.1 The Nekrolog of Johann Sebastian Bach in Original Language
• A.2 Extract on Johann Sebastian Bach from "Musicalische LEXICON Oder Musicalische Bibliothek, …. Von Johann Gottfried Walthern, … Leipzig, 1732", translated into English by Walter Emery (Emery, 1942)
• A.3 Extract on Johann Sebastian Bach from "The Bach Genealogy", translated into English by Walter Emery (Emery, 1942)