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Beethoven : the universal composer
Presents a biography of late eighteenth-century German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, and chronicles his childhood, his extraordinary achievements in his music, and his struggles with incurable deafness.
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Ludwig Van Beethoven
A comprehensive and immersive survey of thirty-five Beethoven piano sonatasBeethoven's piano sonatas are among the iconic cornerstones of the classical music repertoire. Jan Marisse Huizing offers an in-depth study of the sonatas using available autographs, first editions, recordings, and nearly three hundred musical examples.Digging into the historical background and historical performance practice, the book provides illuminating detail on Beethoven's pianism as well as his characteristics of notation, form and content, \"types of touch,\" articulation, beaming, pedal indications, character, rubato, meter, metric constructions, tempo, and metronome marks.Packed with anecdotes, quotations, and considerable new information, the book will inspire all involved with these masterworks, playing a fortepiano or modern Grand, giving the sense of the composer sitting beside them as he translates his inspiration and ideas into his notation.
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The mysteries of Beethoven's hair
\"At the time of Ludwig van Beethoven's death, it was a common practice to take a lock of hair from the deceased as a remembrance, a sacred remnant of the person who meant so much when alive. One such lock of Beethoven's hair survived through the years and eventually became the joint property of two men who, in 1995, opened the sealed frame that encased the hair and began the process of unlocking the mysteries of Beethoven's life, death, and possibly his genius\"--Amazon.com.
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BEETHOVEN IN SARAJEVO: SOCIO-POLITICAL DISCOURSES IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE FIRST PERFORMANCES OF THE EROICA AND THE PASTORAL SYMPHONY
The article explores the concert life of Sarajevo during the Austro-Hungarian administration (1878-1918), using the works of Ludwig van Beethoven as a case study. In addition to a series of concert events featuring a diverse repertoire - ranging from cabaret and operetta evenings to public performances by choral societies and concerts of serious music - the presence of Ludwig van Beethoven's oeuvre can also be observed, with his works appearing in programs as early as 1881. Still, a culmination of Beethoven's presence on the concert stage included Sarajevo premieres of Eroica and Pastoral Symphony, which were historic moments in the context of musical life of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Respecting the historiographical facts about historical premieres, the aim of the article is to question socio-political discourses in the background of the mentioned Beethoven's compositions. For this purpose, among other things, news from daily and periodical newspapers which could give insight into public opinion, as well as the circumstances of political, social, and cultural life, have been consulted.
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First four notes : Beethoven's fifth and the human imagination
This revelatory book of music history examines what is perhaps the best known and most-popular symphony ever written -- and its famous four-note opening. Reaching back before Beethoven's time, Matthew Guerrieri uncovers premonitions of the opening notes in the rhythms of ancient Greek poetry and the music of the French Revolution. He discusses the Fifth's impact when it premiered, tracing the artistic, philosophical, and political reverberations across Europe to China, Russia, and the United States, from Romanticism to ring tones, from propaganda to pop. This fascinating piece of musical detective work is a treat for music lovers of every stripe. - Back cover.
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Wagner, Schumann, and the lessons of Beethoven’s Ninth
In this original study, Christopher Alan Reynolds examines the influence of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on two major nineteenth-century composers, Richard Wagner and Robert Schumann. During 1845-46 the compositional styles of Schumann and Wagner changed in a common direction, toward a style that was more contrapuntal, more densely motivic, and engaged in processes of thematic transformation. Reynolds shows that the stylistic advances that both composers made in Dresden in 1845-46 stemmed from a deepened understanding of Beethoven's techniques and strategies in the Ninth Symphony. The evidence provided by their compositions from this pivotal year and the surrounding years suggests that they discussed Beethoven's Ninth with each other in the months leading up to the performance of this work, which Wagner conducted on Palm Sunday in 1846. Two primary aspects that appear to have interested them both are Beethoven's use of counterpoint involving contrary motion and his gradual development of the \"Ode to Joy\" melody through the preceding movements. Combining a novel examination of the historical record with careful readings of the music, Reynolds adds further layers to this argument, speculating that Wagner and Schumann may not have come to these discoveries entirely independently of each other. The trail of influences that Reynolds explores extends back to the music of Bach and ahead toTristan and Isolde,as well as to Brahms's First Symphony.
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