| Description |
xiii, 215 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
North American Beethoven studies ; no. 5
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North American Beethoven studies ; v. 5.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Beethoven's awareness of the Orpheus legend -- A unique musical form invented to reflect a dramatic narrative : the Andante con moto of the fourth piano concerto (Orpheus in Hades) -- The Orpheus legend as a unifying plan : the first movement of the fourth piano concerto (The song of Orpheus) ; An interruption, addressing the important question : Why did Beethoven not reveal and explain the Orpheus program in his fourth piano concerto? -- Music "to complete the picturesque design" (Czerny) : the finale of the fourth piano concerto (Orpheus and the Bacchantes) -- The Mähler portrait of Beethoven, ca. 1804 : graphic evidence of Beethoven's three-part Orphic plan in his fourth piano concerto -- Conclusion and chronology of Beethoven's fourth piano concerto. |
| Subject |
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 4, op. 58, G major.
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Orpheus (Greek mythological character) -- Songs and music -- History and criticism.
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Orpheus (Greek mythological character) |
| Genre/Form |
Program music.
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Program music.
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| Subject |
Music and literature.
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Music and literature. |
| ISBN |
9781576471326 |
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1576471322 |
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