Cooper The Creation of Beethoven's Nine Symphonies

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-80543-203-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Offers a unique investigation of the composition of the entire corpus of Beethoven's symphonies, reconstructing their creation through the most extensive study of Beethoven's sketches yet.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cooper, Barry A.R.

Cooper, Barry

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Sinfonische Musik & Ensembles
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. The Long and Hazardous Road to the First Symphony, Op. 21
2. A Creation in Two Parts: The Second Symphony, Op. 36
3. Elevating the Genre: The Third Symphony (Eroica), Op. 55
4. The Oppersdorff Connection: The Fourth Symphony, Op. 60
5. Motivic Intensity: The Fifth Symphony, Op. 67
6. 'More an Expression of Feeling than Painting': The Sixth Symphony (Pastoral), Op. 68
7. 'Great, Exalted' Work: The Seventh Symphony, Op. 92
8. 'Just because it is much better': The Eighth Symphony, Op. 93
9. The Philharmonic Connection: The Ninth Symphony, Op. 125
10. Epilogue

Bibliography
Index of music manuscripts
Index of Beethoven's works
General index

Über Autor(innen)

Cooper Barry A.R.:
Barry Cooper is Professor of Music at the University of Manchester and is known worldwide for his knowledge of the Beethoven sketchbooks.
He is the editor of the complete edition of the Beethoven Piano Sonatas for ABRSM, and his books include Beethoven and the Creative Process and his biography of the composer for the Oxford Master Musicians series.