Beethoven : the music and the life / by Lewis Lockwood.
Beethoven : the music and the life / by Lewis Lockwood.
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, c2003.
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N780.92/115
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Language
English
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Physical content
xix, 604 p. : ill., music, facsims. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Prologue. Youth, Maturity, Old Age: Three Letters -- Pt. 1. The Early Years 1770-1792. 1. Beginnings. 2. Music of the Bonn Years -- Pt. 2. The First Maturity 1792-1802. 3. The First Years in Vienna. 4. Music of the First Vienna Years. 5. Years of Crisis. 6. Music for and with Piano. 7. Music for Orc...
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, c2003.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2003.
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Summary
"Here the music looms larger than the life - the composer dominates the man - but both are discussed at length. Lockwood's observations about the music consist of short critical accounts of a large number of works, including all of Beethoven's most important compositions. These commentaries, for which no music expertise is required, bring out salie...
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Beethoven : the music and the life / by Lewis Lockwood.
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"... examples in score at www.wwnorton.com/trade/lockwood" -- p. xi.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [559]-578) and indexes.
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c2003.
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N780.92/115
Record Identifier
74VveDQeKvyl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VveDQeKvyl
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ISBN
0393050815 :
9780393050813
0393050815
9780393050813 :
DDC
780.92
MMS ID
991016956949702626
