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The life of Beethoven / David Wyn Jones.
| Author/creator | Wyn Jones, David |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998. |
| Description | xii, 204 pages : illustrations, music, portraits ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Musical lives Musical lives. ^A389495 |
| Contents | The young courtier -- A new career in Vienna -- Cursing his creator and his existence -- Drama and symphony -- Patrons and patriotism -- Empires of the mind -- Towards a public comeback -- Facing death. |
| Abstract | Beethoven was an inspired composer but he was also a working musician with sound commercial sense. The author's account of Beethoven the man and composer reveals the life of a creative musician in Bonn and Vienna in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. While paying due regard to the image of Beethoven as one of the most single-minded composers in the history of music, this biography places his work in the context of the musical life of the period. Through an understanding of the changing nature of musical patronage, the private and public concert, the impact of the Napoleonic Wars on culture and society, and the increasing ambition of musical life in the period after the end of the wars, a varied and dynamic picture of Beethoven's musical career emerges. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-193) and index. |
| LCCN | 98003638 |
| ISBN | 0521560195 (hb) |
| ISBN | 0521568781 (pb) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.B4 W97 1998 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |