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Beethoven's Eroica : the first great romantic symphony
- Title
- Beethoven's Eroica : the first great romantic symphony / James Hamilton-Paterson.
- Author
- Hamilton-Paterson, James
- Publication
- New York : Basic Books, [2017]
- ©2017
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Details
- Description
- vii, 180 pages : illustrations, portraits, music; 20 cm
- Summary
- "In 1805, the world of music was startled by an avant-garde and explosive new work. Intellectually and emotionally, Beethoven's Third Symphony, the "Eroica," rudely broke the mold of the Viennese Classical symphony and revealed a powerful new expressiveness, both personal and societal. Even the whiff of actual political revolution was woven into the work-it was originally inscribed to Napoleon Bonaparte, a dangerous hero for a composer dependent on conservative royal patronage. With the first two stunning chords of the "Eroica," classical music was transformed. In Beethoven's Eroica, James Hamilton-Paterson reconstructs this great moment in Western culture, the shock of the music and the symphony's long afterlife." -- Publisher's description
- Uniform Title
- Eroica
- Alternative Title
- Eroica
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-172) and index.
- Contents
- The boy from Bonn -- Vienna -- Prometheus -- Constructing a symphony -- Who was the real hero of the 'Eroica'? -- The reception of the 'Eroica' -- The symphonic ideal -- After 'Eroica.'
- Call Number
- JMC 18-3
- ISBN
- 9781541697362
- 1541697367
- LCCN
- 2017956393
- OCLC
- 972386723
- Author
- Hamilton-Paterson, James, author.
- Title
- Beethoven's Eroica : the first great romantic symphony / James Hamilton-Paterson.
- Publisher
- New York : Basic Books, [2017]
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-172) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1899
- Research Call Number
- JMC 18-3