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Beethoven : a life in nine pieces /

The iconic image of Beethoven is of him as a lone genius: hair wild, fists clenched, and brow furrowed. Beethoven may well have shaped the music of the future, but he was also a product of his time, influenced by the people, politics, and culture around him. Oxford scholar Laura Tunbridge offers an...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tunbridge, Laura, 1974- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • A note on Beethoven's finances
  • A note on musical terms
  • Introduction: beginnings
  • Success: Septet, op. 20 (1800)
  • Friends: Violin Sonata no. 9, op. 47, the 'Kreutzer' (1803)
  • Heroism: Symphony no. 3, op. 55, the 'Eroica' (1804)
  • Ambition: Choral Fantasy, op. 80 (1808)
  • Love: 'An die Geliebte', WoO 140 (1812)
  • Liberty: Fidelio, op. 72 (1814)
  • Family: Piano Sonata no. 29, op. 106, the 'Hammerklavier' (1818)
  • Spirit: Missa solemnis, op. 123 (1823)
  • Endings: String Quartet, op. 130, and the 'Grosse Fuge', op. 133 (1826)
  • Coda.