From Beethoven to Shostakovich : the psychology of the composing process / by Max Graf.

Author/creator Graf, Max
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Philosophical Library, ©1947.
Description474 pages : music ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Part I. Sources of musical imagination. The magic in music -- Artistic fancy -- Classical and Romantic fantasy -- The erotic forces of fantasy -- The subconscious -- Forms and figures in the subconscious -- Childhood memories -- External and internal experiences -- Retrospect: the origin of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony -- Part II. The work of musical fantasy. Organizing the musical fantasy -- Productive moods -- Musical conception -- The beginning of critical work: the sketches -- The composition process -- Retrospect: the path of musical imagination: the musical work of art.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 47011896

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