Beethoven S World

Author : Scott Burnham,Michael P. Steinberg
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780691218328

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Beethoven and His World by Scott Burnham,Michael P. Steinberg Pdf

Few composers even begin to approach Beethoven's pervasive presence in modern Western culture, from the concert hall to the comic strip. Edited by a cultural historian and a music theorist, Beethoven and His World gathers eminent scholars from several disciplines who collectively speak to the range of Beethoven's importance and of our perennial fascination with him. The contributors address Beethoven's musical works and their cultural contexts. Reinhold Brinkmann explores the post-revolutionary context of Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony, while Lewis Lockwood establishes a typology of heroism in works like Fidelio. Elaine Sisman, Nicholas Marston, and Glenn Stanley discuss issues of temporality, memory, and voice in works at the threshold of Beethoven's late style, such as An die Ferne Geliebte, the Cello Sonata op. 102, no. 1, and the somewhat later Piano Sonata op. 109. Peering behind the scenes into Beethoven's workshop, Tilman Skowroneck explains how the young Beethoven chose his pianos, and William Kinderman shows Beethoven in the process of sketching and revising his compositions. The volume concludes with four essays engaging the broader question of reception of Beethoven's impact on his world and ours. Christopher Gibbs' study of Beethoven's funeral and its aftermath features documentary material appearing in English for the first time; art historian Alessandra Comini offers an illustrated discussion of Beethoven's ubiquitous and iconic frown; Sanna Pederson takes up the theme of masculinity in critical representations of Beethoven; and Leon Botstein examines the aesthetics and politics of hearing extramusical narratives and plots in Beethoven's music. Bringing together varied and fresh approaches to the West's most celebrated composer, this collection of essays provides music lovers with an enriched understanding of Beethoven--as man, musician, and phenomenon.

Author : Jennifer Viegas
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1404207244

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Beethoven's World by Jennifer Viegas Pdf

Profiles the famous Austrian composer and discusses his legacy and style.

Author : Harvey Sachs
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780812969078

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The Ninth by Harvey Sachs Pdf

The premier of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in Vienna on May 7, 1824, was the most significant artistic event of the year—and the work remains one of the most precedent-shattering and influential compositions in the history of music. Described in vibrant detail by eminent musicologist Harvey Sachs, this symbol of freedom and joy was so unorthodox that it amazed and confused listeners at its unveiling—yet it became a standard for subsequent generations of creative artists, and its composer came to embody the Romantic cult of genius. In this unconventional, provocative book, Beethoven’s masterwork becomes a prism through which we may view the politics, aesthetics, and overall climate of the era. Part biography, part history, part memoir, The Ninth brilliantly explores the intricacies of Beethoven’s last symphony—how it brought forth the power of the individual while celebrating the collective spirit of humanity.

Author : H. P. Clive
Publisher : Oxford : Oxford University Press
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0198166729

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Beethoven and His World by H. P. Clive Pdf

Following the author's acclaimed biographical dictionaries on Schubert and Mozart, 'Beethoven and His World' offers an extremely comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the composer's relations with a multitude of persons with whom he associated on a personal or professional basis: relatives,friends, acquaintances, librettists, poets, publishers, artists, patrons, and musicians. With more than 450 entries, the dictionary is the result of a wide-ranging examination of primary and secondary sources, and critically assesses the use which scholars have made of the considerabledocumentation now available. In particular, there are numerous references to Beethoven's correspondence and conversation books, which have recently been published in excellent new editions. The book places the composer and his music in a fuller context and a wider perspective than might bepossible in a traditional biography; it will appeal to all music lovers, both the scholar and the non-specilaist alike.

Author : Peter Clive
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781461722809

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Brahms and His World by Peter Clive Pdf

As an influential and well-connected composer, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) had encountered, befriended, and collaborated with hundreds of people over his significant career. In Brahms and His World: A Biographical Dictionary, author Peter Clive provides extensive and up-to-date information on the composer's personal and professional association with some 430 persons. These persons include relatives, friends, acquaintances, and physicians; fellow musicians and composers whom Brahms particularly admired and in the editions of whose works he was involved; conductors, instrumentalists, and singers who took part in notable or first performances of his works; poets whose texts he set to music; publishers and artists; and even the rulers of certain German states with whom he had significant contact. Offering information not usually available in Brahms biographies, this volume combines findings from both primary and secondary sources, giving insights into Brahms' character, his life, and his career, and shedding light on the educated middle and upper class culture of the nineteenth century. A comprehensive chronology of Brahms' life, a bibliography, and two indexes round out this important reference guide.

Author : Tim Rayborn
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781510712720

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Beethoven's Skull by Tim Rayborn Pdf

Beethoven’s Skull is an unusual and often humorous survey of the many strange happenings in the history of Western classical music. Proving that good music and shocking tabloid-style stories make excellent bedfellows, it presents tales of revenge, murder, curious accidents, and strange fates that span more than two thousand years. Highlights include: A cursed song that kills those who hear it A composer who lovingly cradles the head of Beethoven’s corpse when his remains are exhumed half a century after his death A fifteenth-century German poet who sings of the real-life Dracula A dream of the devil that inspires a virtuoso violin piece Unlike many music books that begin their histories with the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries, Beethoven’s Skull takes the reader back to the world of ancient Greece and Rome, progressing through the Middle Ages and all the way into the twentieth century. It also looks at myths and legends, superstitions, and musical mysteries, detailing the ways that musicians and their peers have been rather horrible to one another over the centuries.

Author : Tia DeNora
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780520920156

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Beethoven and the Construction of Genius by Tia DeNora Pdf

In this provocative account Tia DeNora reconceptualizes the notion of genius by placing the life and career of Ludwig van Beethoven in its social context. She explores the changing musical world of late eighteenth-century Vienna and follows the activities of the small circle of aristocratic patrons who paved the way for the composer's success. DeNora reconstructs the development of Beethoven's reputation as she recreates Vienna's robust musical scene through contemporary accounts, letters, magazines, and myths—a colorful picture of changing times. She explores the ways Beethoven was seen by his contemporaries and the image crafted by his supporters. Comparing Beethoven to contemporary rivals now largely forgotten, DeNora reveals a figure musically innovative and complex, as well as a keen self-promoter who adroitly managed his own celebrity. DeNora contends that the recognition Beethoven received was as much a social achievement as it was the result of his personal gifts. In contemplating the political and social implications of culture, DeNora casts many aspects of Beethoven's biography in a new and different light, enriching our understanding of his success as a performer and composer.

Author : Jennifer Viegas
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781435843820

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Beethoven's World by Jennifer Viegas Pdf

This book celebrates one of history‘s most brilliant and renowned composers. Readers will explore what made Beethoven who he was, how religion shaped his music, and how his compositions reflected the sweeping historical and philosophical changes that were taking place in the early nineteenth century.

Author : Jan Caeyers
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780520390218

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Beethoven, A Life by Jan Caeyers Pdf

"This new biography of Ludwig van Beethoven offers connoisseurs and newcomers alike an unparalleled story of the composer's life and works, written by a renowned conductor and scholar of Beethoven's music. With unprecedented access to the archives at the Beethoven House in Bonn, Jan Caeyers expertly weaves together a deeply human and complex picture of Beethoven-his troubled youth, his unpredictable mood swings, his desires, relationships, and conflicts with family and friends, the mysteries surrounding his affair with the 'immortal beloved, ' and the dramatic tale of his deafness. Caeyers also offers new insights into Beethoven's music, showing how it transformed from the work of a skilled craftsman to that of a consummate artist. Demonstrating an impressive command of the vast scholarship on this iconic composer, Caeyers brings Beethoven's world alive with elegant prose, memorable musical descriptions, and a vivid depiction of Bonn and Vienna, where Beethoven produced and performed his works. Caeyers explores how Beethoven's career was impacted by the historical and philosophical shifts taking place in the music world and how, in turn, his trajectory changed the music industry. Equal parts an absorbing cultural history and a lively biography, Beethoven, A Life reveals a complex portrait of the musical genius that defined a style of music and went on to become one of the great pillars of Western art music"--

Author : Ludwig van Beethoven
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781783271511

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Beethoven's Conversation Books by Ludwig van Beethoven Pdf

A complete new edition of Beethoven's conversation books, now translated into English in their entirety for the first time, covering a period associated with the revolutionary style of what we call late Beethoven.

Author : Paul Henry Lang
Publisher : New York : W. W. Norton
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0393006050

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The Creative World of Beethoven by Paul Henry Lang Pdf

After the editor's introduction, devoted to an overall view of Beethoven's significance, there are essays by Joseph Kerman and Boris Schwarz concerning the composer's sketches. Alan Tyson discusses the oratorio Christus am Oelberge; Philip Downes, the Eroica Symphony; F. E. Kirby, the Pastoral Symphony; Warren Kirkendale, the Missa Solemnis; and Myron Schwager, and arrangement of the Septet. Lewis Lockwood explores the question of the unfinished piano concerto of 1815; Alfred Mann takes up Beethoven's counterpoint studies with Haydn, and Alexander Ringer discusses Beethoven and the London Pianoforte School. Other topics include "Beethoven and Romantic Irony," by Rey M. Longyear; "Beethoven's Birth Year," by Maynard Solomon; "On Beethoven's Thematic Structure," by Dénes Bartha; and Edward T. Cone examines a striking instance of Beethoven's influence on Schubert.

Author : Heribert Rau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Musical fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015064452272

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Beethoven: a Biographical Romance by Heribert Rau Pdf

Author : Erich Valentin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:3004350

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Beethoven and His World by Erich Valentin Pdf

Author : TED. TED ALBRECHT
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781783276219

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Beethoven's Conversation Books by TED. TED ALBRECHT Pdf

A complete new edition of Beethoven's conversation books, in 12 volumes, now translated into English in their entirety for the first time. Covering a period associated with the revolutionary style of what we call late Beethoven, these lively and compelling conversations are now finally accessible in English for the scholar and Beethoven-lover.

Author : Michael Broyles
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780253357045

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Beethoven in America by Michael Broyles Pdf

Examines America's early reception to Beethoven, the use of his work and image in American music, movies, stage works, and other forms of popular culture, and related topics.