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Diagnosing genius : the life and death of Beethoven /
Beethoven's extraordinary ability to compose great music despite severe health problems, including deafness and depression, has puzzled and inspired. In Diagnosing Genius François Martin Mai looks at the relationship between Beethoven's health and creativity to show how the composer was a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Montreal [Que.] :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
©2007
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Beethoven's extraordinary ability to compose great music despite severe health problems, including deafness and depression, has puzzled and inspired. In Diagnosing Genius François Martin Mai looks at the relationship between Beethoven's health and creativity to show how the composer was able to transcend physical and emotional torment to produce some of the most powerful and beautiful music in Western culture. |
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| Notas: | Foreword by Anton Kuerti. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 270 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780773576063 0773576061 1282866532 9781282866539 9786612866531 6612866535 |