Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
Series |
The listener's companion
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Listener's companion.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
"The spirit of Mozart" (1770-1792) -- "From the hands of Haydn" (1792-1801) -- The "heroic" style (1802-1806) -- Fidelio: Beethoven's one and only opera (1805-1806 and 1814) -- Symphonic alternatives to the heroic style (1808-1814) -- Beethoven and song -- The late piano music (1816-1824) -- Daiku: the big ninth (1824) -- The String quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131 (1826). |
Summary |
Designed for those unversed in composition or music theory, Experiencing Beethoven places Beethoven's compositions within the changing context of his personal and professional life and social and cultural milieu. As part of the Listener's Companion series, this volume offers readers an enhanced experience of key works by exploring Beethoven's lyricism, heroic style, and unwaveringly idealistic musical vision. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Classical. |
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MUSIC -- Reference. |
Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Block, Geoffrey Holden, 1948- Experiencing Beethoven. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017] 9781442245457 (DLC) 2016018116 |
ISBN |
9781442245464 (electronic) |
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1442245468 (electronic) |
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9781442245457 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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144224545X (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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