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Author |
: Jonathan Noble |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 492 |
Release |
: 2018 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1783272589 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781783272587 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis That Jealous Demon, My Wretched Health by : Jonathan Noble
Despite much triumph in adversity, illness fuelling composition is a misconception.
Author |
: Francois Martin Mai |
Publisher |
: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages |
: 289 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780773576063 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0773576061 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Diagnosing Genius by : Francois Martin Mai
"Diagnosing Genius analyses the psychology of creativity. Beethoven's infirmities led to physical pain, isolation, and torturous relationships, but Mai shows that they also enhanced, perhaps even fed, his music." --Résumé de l'éditeur.
Author |
: Michael Steen |
Publisher |
: Icon Books Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 1129 |
Release |
: 2011-07-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781848312678 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1848312679 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Lives and Times of the Great Composers by : Michael Steen
'A glorious plum-pudding of a book, to be consulted, with pleasure and profit, over and over again' Sir Jeremy Isaacs Michael Steen's 'Great Composers' was originally published in 2003. A lifetime's work and almost 1000 pages long, it has since become 'the' reference point and key read on the biographical backgrounds to classical music's biggest names. Authoritative and hugely detailed - but nonetheless a joy to read - this new edition will expand its readership further and capitalise on a newfound popular interest in classical music. Steen's book helps you explore the story of Bach, the respectable burgher much of whose vast output was composed amidst petty turf disputes in Lutheran Leipzig; or the ugly, argumentative Beethoven in French-occupied Vienna, obsessed by his laundry; or Mozart, the over-exploited infant prodigy whose untimely death was shrouded in rumour. Read about Verdi, who composed against the background of the Italian Risorgimento; or about the family life of the Wagners; and, Brahms, who rose from the slums of Hamburg to become a devotee of beer and coffee in fin-de-siecle Vienna, a cultural capital bent on destroying Mahler ... and much, much more.
Author |
: Maynard Solomon |
Publisher |
: Schirmer Trade Books |
Total Pages |
: 770 |
Release |
: 2012-03-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780857128133 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0857128132 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beethoven by : Maynard Solomon
Hailed as a masterpiece for its original interpretations of Beethoven's life and music. This edition takes into account the latest information and literature. Includes a 30-page bibliographical essay, numerous illustrations, and a full-color pictorial biography of the composer.
Author |
: Jan Swafford |
Publisher |
: Basic Books |
Total Pages |
: 302 |
Release |
: 2017-04-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780465097555 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0465097553 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis Language of the Spirit by : Jan Swafford
A preeminent composer, music scholar, and biographer presents an engaging and accessible introduction to classical music For many of us, classical music is something serious -- something we study in school, something played by cultivated musicians at fancy gatherings. In Language of the Spirit, renowned music scholar Jan Swafford argues that we have it all wrong: classical music has something for everyone and is accessible to all. Ranging from Gregorian chant to Handel's Messiah, from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons to the postmodern work of Philip Glass, Swafford is an affable and expert guide to the genre. He traces the history of Western music, introduces readers to the most important composers and compositions, and explains the underlying structure and logic of their music. Language of the Spirit is essential reading for anyone who has ever wished to know more about this sublime art.
Author |
: Jan Swafford |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 1107 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780618054749 |
ISBN-13 |
: 061805474X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beethoven by : Jan Swafford
The definitive book on the life and music of Ludwig van Beethoven, written by the acclaimed biographer of Brahms and Ives.
Author |
: John Suchet |
Publisher |
: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic |
Total Pages |
: 321 |
Release |
: 2013-12-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780802192912 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0802192912 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beethoven by : John Suchet
“An ideal ‘first book’ on Beethoven” from one of the world’s most eminent classical music aficionados (Booklist). Beethoven scholar and classical radio host John Suchet has had a lifelong, ardent interest in the man and his music. Here, in his first full-length biography, Suchet illuminates the composer’s difficult childhood, his struggle to maintain friendships and romances, his ungovernable temper, his obsessive efforts to control his nephew’s life, and the excruciating decline of his hearing. This absorbing narrative provides a comprehensive account of a momentous life, as it takes the reader on a journey from the composer’s birth in Bonn to his death in Vienna. Chronicling the landmark events in Beethoven’s career—from his competitive encounters with Mozart to the circumstances surrounding the creation of the well-known “Für Elise” and Moonlight Sonata—this book enhances understanding of the composer’s character, inspiring a deeper appreciation for his work. Beethoven scholarship is constantly evolving, and Suchet draws on the latest research, using rare source material (some of which has never before been published in English) to paint a complete and vivid portrait of the legendary prodigy. “A gripping and thought-provoking read.” —Howard Shelley, pianist and conductor “By exercising a genuine authority in identifying how Beethoven, the man, manifests himself in our appreciation of the music, Suchet brings an incisive freshness to an extraordinary life.” —Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Principal of the Royal Academy of Music
Author |
: David Wyn Jones |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 220 |
Release |
: 1998-11-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521568781 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521568784 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Life of Beethoven by : David Wyn Jones
'My compositions bring me in a good deal ... I state my price and they pay.' Beethoven was an inspired composer but he was also a working musician with sound commercial sense. David Wyn Jones's account of Beethoven the man and composer reveals the life of a creative musician in Bonn and Vienna in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. While paying due regard to the image of Beethoven as one of the most single-minded composers in the history of music, this biography places his work in the context of the musical life of the period. Through an understanding of the changing nature of musical patronage, the private and public concert, the impact of the Napoleonic Wars on culture and society, and the increasing ambition of musical life in the period after the end of the wars, a varied and dynamic picture of Beethoven's musical career emerges.
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: |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 260 |
Release |
: 1992 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015031141214 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Beethoven Newsletter by :
Author |
: Ludwig van Beethoven |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 582 |
Release |
: 1961 |
ISBN-10 |
: PSU:000005024193 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Letters by : Ludwig van Beethoven