Walton, ChristopherChristopherWalton2024-11-192024-11-1920201755-017310.24451/arbor.13480https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.13480https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/42531Hector Berlioz is mentioned nowhere in Wagner's essay on the art of conducting. However, we here posit that Berlioz and his treatise on conducting provided Wagner with the prime reason for embarking on his own essay.enarticle