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Beethoven after Napoleon - Political Romanticism in the Late Works (Hardcover)
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Beethoven after Napoleon - Political Romanticism in the Late Works (Hardcover)
Series: California Studies in 19th-Century Music, 14
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In this provocative analysis of Beethoven's late style, Stephen
Rumph demonstrates how deeply political events shaped the
composer's music, from his early enthusiasm for the French
Revolution to his later entrenchment during the Napoleonic era.
Impressive in its breadth of research as well as for its devotion
to interdisciplinary work in music history, Beethoven after
Napoleon challenges accepted views by illustrating the influence of
German Romantic political thought in the formation of the artist's
mature style. Beethoven's political views, Rumph argues, were not
quite as liberal as many have assumed. While scholars agree that
the works of the Napoleonic era such as the Eroica Symphony or
Fidelio embody enlightened, revolutionary ideals of progress,
freedom, and humanism, Beethoven's later works have attracted less
political commentary. Rumph contends that the later works show
clear affinities with a native German ideology that exalted
history, religion, and the organic totality of state and society.
He claims that as the Napoleonic Wars plunged Europe into political
and economic turmoil, Beethoven's growing antipathy to the French
mirrored the experience of his Romantic contemporaries. Rumph
maintains that Beethoven's turn inward is no pessimistic retreat
but a positive affirmation of new conservative ideals.
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Imprint: |
University of California Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
California Studies in 19th-Century Music, 14 |
Release date: |
August 2004 |
First published: |
August 2004 |
Authors: |
Stephen Rumph
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-520-23855-8 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-520-23855-9 |
Barcode: |
9780520238558 |
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