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Author: Keith Chapin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-09-17
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 1108428525
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of ten chapters that approach Beethoven and his music from aesthetic, analytical, biographical, historical and performance perspectives.
Author: Glenn Stanley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000-05-11
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 1107494044
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Companion, first published in 2000, provides a comprehensive view of Beethoven and his work. The first part of the book presents the composer as a private individual, as a professional, and at the work-place, discussing biographical problems, Beethoven's professional activities when not composing and his methods as a composer. In the heart of the book, individual chapters are devoted to all the major genres cultivated by Beethoven and to the elements of style and structure that cross all genres. The book concludes by looking at the ways that Beethoven and his music have been interpreted by performers, writers on music, and in the arts, literature, and philosophy. The essays in this volume, written by leading Beethoven specialists, maintain traditional emphases in Beethoven studies while incorporating other developments in musicology and theory.
Author: Keith Chapin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-09-17
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 1108595758
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDid you know that Beethoven contemplated, however fleetingly, writing more than forty symphonies and that for the Missa solemnis he sought stimulus from a Latin-German dictionary? And what about the underappreciated sociable side of Beethoven's music to set alongside the familiar one of the heroic? Beethoven Studies 4 is a collection of ten chapters that approach the composer and his music from an appealing range of critical standpoints, aesthetic, analytical, biographical, historical and performance. Alongside essays that offer new information on Beethoven's compositional practice and broaden understanding of the music's contemporary and posthumous appeal, there are essays on his interaction with specific environments, Bonn and post-Napoleonic Austria, and vocal and piano performance practice. The volume will appeal to cultural historians and practitioners as well as Beethoven enthusiasts.
Author: Laura Tunbridge
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2020-07-16
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 0241987458
DOWNLOAD EBOOK**WINNER of Presto Books' Best Composer Biography** NINE WORKS OF BEETHOVEN, NINE WINDOWS INTO THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF A MUSICAL GENIUS. 'We are doubly blessed that Beethoven should have led such an extraordinary life. Laura has combined the two - the genius of his music and the richness of his experiences - to shine a revealing light on our greatest composer' John Humphrys _________________________ Ludwig van Beethoven: to some, simply the greatest ever composer of Western classical music. Yet his life remains shrouded in myths. In Beethoven, Oxford professor Laura Tunbridge cuts through the noise. With each chapter focusing on a period of his life, piece of music and revealing theme - from family to friends, from heroism to liberty - she provides a rich insight into the man and the music. Revealing a wealth of never-before-seen material, this tour de force is a compelling, accessible portrayal of one of the world's most creative minds and it will transform how you listen for ever. _________________________ 'Tunbridge has come up with the seemingly impossible: a new way of approaching Beethoven's life and music . . . profoundly original and hugely readable' John Suchet, author Beethoven: The Man Revealed 'This well researched and accessible book is a must read for all who seek to know more about the flesh and blood tangible Beethoven.' John Clubbe, author of Beethoven: The Relentless Revolutionary 'This book is really wonderful! ... However many books on Beethoven you own, find the space for one more. This one' Stephen Hough, pianist, composer, writer 'In a year when everyone's looking for a new take on Beethoven, Laura Tunbridge has found nine. Fresh and engaging' Norman Lebrecht, author of Genius and Anxiety 'Remarkable . . . she captures the essence of his genius and character. I'll always want to keep it in easy reach' Julia Boyd, author of Travellers in the third Reich
Author: Timothy Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1999-10-21
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780521598590
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEven in Beethoven's day the 'Moonlight' Sonata was a popular favourite. This 1999 book provides an accessible introduction to the Sonatas Opp. 27 and 31 (including The 'Moonlight' and 'The Tempest'), aimed at pianists, students, and music lovers. It begins with the works' historical background - the emergence of a 'piano culture' at the end of the eighteenth century, Beethoven's aristocratic milieu in Vienna, and his oft-quoted intention to follow a new compositional path. An account of the sonatas' genesis is followed by a discussion of their reception history, including a survey of changing performing styles since the mid-nineteenth century. The concept of the Sonata quasi una Fantasia is examined in relation to the cult of artistic sensibility in early-nineteenth-century Vienna. The study concludes with a critical introduction to each sonata.
Author: Alan Tyson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1982-09-23
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780521241311
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe aim of this series is to present scholarly work on Beethoven, broad in range as well as meticulous in method.
Author: Ludwig van Beethoven
Publisher: Leipzic ; New York : Schuberth and comp.
Published: 1853
Total Pages: 470
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Nicholas Mathew
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-11-07
Total Pages: 399
ISBN-13: 0521768055
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLeading scholars re-evaluate the opposition between Beethoven and Rossini, the great symbolic duo of early nineteenth-century music.
Author: William Kinderman
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2010-10-01
Total Pages: 361
ISBN-13: 0252091620
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"We do not understand music--it understands us." This aphorism by Theodor W. Adorno expresses the quandary and the fascination many listeners have felt in approaching Beethoven's late quartets. No group of compositions occupies a more central position in chamber music, yet the meaning of these works continues to stimulate debate. William Kinderman's The String Quartets of Beethoven stands as the most detailed and comprehensive exploration of the subject. It collects new work by leading international scholars who draw on a variety of historical sources and analytical approaches to offer fresh insights into the aesthetics of the quartets, probing expressive and structural features that have hitherto received little attention. This volume also includes an appendix with updated information on the chronology and sources of the quartets and a detailed bibliography.
Author: Douglas Johnson
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2023-11-10
Total Pages: 693
ISBN-13: 0520324161
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