In this letter, Wagner asks Uhlig to 'borrow' for him a book that he needs about the Völsunga saga from the Dresden Royal Library. Uhlig as composer and critic Uhlig's compositions, which are now completely forgotten, were extensive (running up to opus number 84). They included orchestral and chamber works, songs and Singspiele. He also wrote thoughtfully about other musical topics, including the music of Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Liszt, and on phrase structure in music. Notes Sources Wagner, Richard, tr. J. Shedlock, Richard Wagner's Letters to his Dresden Friends, London, 1870 Weiner, Marc A., Richard Wagner and the Anti-Semitic Imagination, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1997 Further reading Pederson, Sanna, "Uhlig, Theodor", in The Cambridge Wagner Encyclopedia, ed. N. Vazsonyi (Cambridge University Press, 2013), 608–609. 1822 births 1853 deaths People from Wurzen 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis German male composers German composers German music critics Richard Wagner 19th-century German journalists 19th-century German male writers German male journalists 19th-century composers 19th-century German musicians 19th-century German male musicians Tuberculosis deaths in Germany Sons of kings