9780521450744

Beethoven

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9780521450744

Hardcover|9780521450744


Overview

Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony is in many ways his most startlingly original symphony. It has a programmatic content, it is in five movements rather than the normal four, and its mood is quite different from the usual barnstorming image of the composer. Why did he want to compose such a work? Why did it take him five years to realise his vision? What was he hoping to communicate? How did he achieve it? Finally, how was the work received? In a fascinating account of this popular work, David Wyn Jones addresses all these vital questions. He places the work in the context of concert life in Vienna at the beginning of the nineteenth century and considers the long tradition of pastoral subject matter in music. His account of the music draws attention to those features of grammar, syntax and form that determine the unique character of the work, making reference to interesting aspects of the autograph and the sketches.

ISBN-13

9780521450744

ISBN-10

0521450748

Weight

0.53 Pounds

Dimensions

5.75 x 0.50 x 9.00 In

List Price

$64.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

114 pages

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published On

1995-11-23



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