UID:
almafu_9960119503702883
Format:
1 online resource (x, 133 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139085809
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1139085808
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9780511877414
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0511877412
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9780511611612
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0511611617
Series Statement:
Cambridge music handbooks
Content:
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is acknowledged as one of the supreme masterpieces of the Western tradition. More than any other musical work it has become an international symbol of unity and affirmation. Yet early critics rejected it as cryptic and eccentric, the product of a deaf and ageing composer. Nicholas Cook's guide charts the dramatic transformation in the reception of this work. The story begins in Vienna, with the responses of listeners at the first performance, and ends in contemporary China and Japan, where the symphony has acquired diametrically opposed interpretations. The account embraces many of the major figures of nineteenth- and twentieth-century music, among them Wagner and Schenker. Including an account of the sketches, an examination of the performance tradition, and a suggested new interpretation, this book opens up new dimensions in our understanding of Beethoven's last symphony.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521399241
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0521399246
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521390392
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0521390397
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511611612
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