A portrait of Mendelssohn /

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Rejecting the received view of Mendelssohn as a lightweight this work draws on extensive documentary records to demonstrate that he was in fact an innovative & highly cerebral composer who has had a considerable influence on musical thought into the 20th century.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brown, Clive, 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, > 1809-1847.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, > 1809-1847
Composers > Germany > Biography.
Compositeurs > Allemagne > Biographies.
MUSIC > Individual Composer & Musician.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC > General.
Composers
Germany
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The man
  • Multiplicity of talent
  • Family background, childhood and education
  • Religion and race
  • Professional career
  • The practical musician
  • The teacher
  • The composer
  • Critical reception
  • Posthumous reputation.

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