Beethoven and His World by Scott Burnham
A collection of essays, which address Beethoven's musical works and their cultural contexts. It explains how the young Beethoven chose his pianos, and William Kinderman shows Beethoven in the process of sketching and revising his compositions.-
Edward Elgar and His World
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Debussy and His World
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Richard Strauss and His World
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Haydn and His World
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Franz Liszt and His World
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Charles Ives and His World
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Bartok and His World
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Camille Saint-Saens and His World
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Schumann and His World
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Mozart and His World
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Brahms and His World
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Martinu and His World
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Carlos Chavez and His World
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Rimsky-Korsakov and His World
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Stravinsky and His World
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Schoenberg and His World
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Chopin and His World
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Janacek and His World
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Aaron Copland and His World
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Mendelssohn and His World
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Mahler and His World
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Alban Berg and His World
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Giacomo Puccini and His World
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Sergey Prokofiev and His World
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Rachmaninoff and His World
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Korngold and His World
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Dvorak and His World
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Richard Wagner and His World
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Shostakovich and His World
"Shows a remarkable variety of current academic concerns having to do with Beethoven.. Filled with other interesting and delightful tidbits..."--James R. Oestreich, The New York Times
Scott Burnham is Professor of Music at Princeton University and the author of Beethoven Hero(Princeton). Michael P. Steinberg is Professor of History at Cornell University and associate editor of The Music Quarterly. He is the author of The Meaning of the Salzburg Festival.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691070735 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691070733 |
| Title | Beethoven and His World |
| Author | Scott Burnham |
| Series | The Bard Music Festival |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2000-08-27 |
| Number of pages | 350 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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