Brahms, Symphony no. 1 / David Brodbeck.
| Author/creator | Brodbeck, David Lee |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997. |
| Description | x, 115 pages : music, facsimiles ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge music handbooks Cambridge music handbooks. ^A275900 |
| Contents | Frustrated efforts. First attempts ; Contexts for the opening allegro ; "Symphony by J.B.?" ; In limbo -- Completion, first performance, and publication. Renewal of work and completion of the whole ; Pre-publication performances ; Later revisions and publication -- Structure and meaning in the first movement -- The middle movements. Second movement ; Third movement -- Structure and meaning in the last movement -- Early reception. Some early reactions ; The "Tenth symphony" ; Wagner's Brahms. |
| Abstract | Brahms's first symphony was awaited with a tense anticipation the likes of which few other compositions have had to endure. The author begins with an account of the lengthy genesis and complicated background to the writing of the symphony, before providing a thorough critical reading of the work, movement by movement. In particular, the author reveals a dense web of extra-compositional allusions--references in the music to works by J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, and Robert Schumann--in which, the author argues, much meaning resides. Finally, the controversial status and relationship of the composition in the Beethovenian tradition is considered along other important issues in the early reception history of this key work in this symphonic repertory. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-111) and index. |
| LCCN | 96007840 |
| ISBN | 0521474329 |
| ISBN | 0521479592 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.B8 B73135 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |