| Description |
1 online resource (xxxiii, 551 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 533-540) and index. |
| Contents |
The man -- Multiplicity of talent -- Family background, childhood and education -- Religion and race -- Professional career -- The practical musician -- The teacher -- The composer -- Critical reception -- Posthumous reputation. |
| Summary |
Rejecting the received view of Mendelssohn as a lightweight this work draws on extensive documentary records to demonstrate that he was in fact an innovative & highly cerebral composer who has had a considerable influence on musical thought into the 20th century. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847.
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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix. |
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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. |
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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. |
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Composers -- Germany -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biography.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Brown, Clive, 1947- Portrait of Mendelssohn. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2003 0300095392 9780300095395 (DLC) 2002012154 (OCoLC)50285106 |
| ISBN |
9780300127867 (electronic bk.) |
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0300127863 (electronic bk.) |
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9780300095395 (alk. paper) |
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0300095392 (alk. paper) |
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1281729779 |
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9781281729774 |
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