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Beethoven Symphonies Revisited - Performance, Expression and Impact (Hardcover)
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Beethoven Symphonies Revisited - Performance, Expression and Impact (Hardcover)
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Beethoven Symphonies Revisited guides the reader -- music student,
concert goer, or general music lover -- through the movements in a
way that renews the novelty and excitement that listeners must have
felt at the first performances. Stylistic discussion concentrates
on the unusual features of each symphony, placing each individual
work in the context of Beethovens musical advancement and
circumstances. His musical innovations are explored, and his
contribution to the genre assessed. Thirty author-annotated musical
pages elaborate and exemplify. The essential building blocks of
key, tonality, metre, rhythm and instrumentation are discussed in
detail. The authors purpose is twofold: to bring together major
research findings and at the same time offer detailed descriptive
analyses of all nine symphonies. The approach is singular in its
emphasis on the symphonies in the context of performance practice
of the time, especially musical direction; the importance of the
wind instruments (especially horns) and kettle drums; how
counterpoint features in various passages in all the symphonies
except the Sixth and Eighth, and how this was influenced by
Beethovens strict training in species counterpoint. New evaluations
are offered, especially for the Second, Eighth and Ninth
symphonies. The books multi-faceted approach will be invaluable not
only for conductors and music students at all levels, but for all
concert goers and music lovers who wish to gain insight into the
musical intricacies developed and enhanced by Beethovens symphonic
journey. Illustrations: 30 annotated musical score pages comprising
99 examples linked to text explanations; autographed manuscripts;
performance venues; and instruments of the period.
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