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Language: en
Pages: 227
Authors: Christopher Alan Reynolds
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-04-24 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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In this original study, Christopher Alan Reynolds examines the influence of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on two major nineteenth-century composers, Richard Wagn
Beethoven's Lives
Language: en
Pages: 233
Authors: Lewis Lockwood
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

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With basic assumptions shared and (new) facts evolving over time, Lockwood claims, the Beethoven biographer's role has remained highly personal.
The Oxford Handbook of Faust in Music
Language: en
Pages: 960
Authors: Lorna Fitzsimmons
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-07-08 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Since its emergence in sixteenth-century Germany, the magician Faust's quest has become one of the most profound themes in Western history. Though variants are
Allusion as Narrative Premise in Brahms's Instrumental Music
Language: en
Pages: 336
Authors: Jacquelyn E. C. Sholes
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-05-24 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

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Who inspired Johannes Brahms in his art of writing music? In this book, Jacquelyn E. C. Sholes provides a fresh look at the ways in which Brahms employed musica
Five Straight Lines
Language: en
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'Fascinating ... Composer Andrew Gant is a masterful guide, introducing readers to the major players and key themes of an entrancing topic.' BBC History Magazin