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Beethoven: The ´Moonlight´ and other Sonatas, Op. 27 and Op. 31
Timothy Jones
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Hardcover. This 1999 book is a comprehensive introduction to Beethoven's most popular piano sonata, and Opp. 27 and 31. Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks. Num Pages: 160 pages, 29 music examples. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 35.
Even in Beethoven's day the 'Moonlight' Sonata was a popular favourite. This 1999 book provides an accessible introduction to the Sonatas Opp. 27 and 31 (including The 'Moonlight' and 'The Tempest'), aimed at pianists, students, and music lovers. It begins with the works' historical background - the emergence of a 'piano culture' at the end of the eighteenth century, Beethoven's aristocratic milieu in Vienna, and his oft-quoted intention to follow a new compositional path. An account of the sonatas' genesis is followed by a discussion of their reception history, including a survey of changing performing styles since the mid-nineteenth century. ... Read more
Even in Beethoven's day the 'Moonlight' Sonata was a popular favourite. This 1999 book provides an accessible introduction to the Sonatas Opp. 27 and 31 (including The 'Moonlight' and 'The Tempest'), aimed at pianists, students, and music lovers. It begins with the works' historical background - the emergence of a 'piano culture' at the end of the eighteenth century, Beethoven's aristocratic milieu in Vienna, and his oft-quoted intention to follow a new compositional path. An account of the sonatas' genesis is followed by a discussion of their reception history, including a survey of changing performing styles since the mid-nineteenth century. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Music Handbooks
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521591362
SKU
V9780521591362
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