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Author | : Paul Griffiths |
Publisher | : New York Review of Books |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2021-10-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 168137580X |
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Shortlisted for the 2020 Goldsmiths Prize Based on the German composer's own correspondence, this inventive, counterfactual work of historical fiction imagines Beethoven traveling to America to write an oratorio based on the Book of Job. It is a matter of historical record that in 1823 the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston (active to this day) sought to commission Beethoven to write an oratorio. The premise of Paul Griffiths’s ingenious novel is that Beethoven accepted the commission and traveled to the United States to oversee its first performance. Griffiths grants the composer a few extra years of life and, starting with his voyage across the Atlantic and entry into Boston Harbor, chronicles his adventures and misadventures in a new world in which, great man though he is, he finds himself a new man. Relying entirely on historically attested possibilities to develop the plot, Griffiths shows Beethoven learning a form of sign language, struggling to rein in the uncertain inspiration of Reverend Ballou (his designated librettist), and finding a kindred spirit in the widowed Mrs. Hill, all the while keeping his hosts guessing as to whether he will come through with his promised composition. (And just what, the reader also wonders, will this new piece by Beethoven turn out to be?) The book that emerges is an improvisation, as virtuosic as it is delicate, on a historical theme.
Author | : Paul Griffiths |
Publisher | : New York Review of Books |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2021-10-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1681375818 |
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Shortlisted for the 2020 Goldsmiths Prize Based on the German composer's own correspondence, this inventive, counterfactual work of historical fiction imagines Beethoven traveling to America to write an oratorio based on the Book of Job. It is a matter of historical record that in 1823 the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston (active to this day) sought to commission Beethoven to write an oratorio. The premise of Paul Griffiths’s ingenious novel is that Beethoven accepted the commission and traveled to the United States to oversee its first performance. Griffiths grants the composer a few extra years of life and, starting with his voyage across the Atlantic and entry into Boston Harbor, chronicles his adventures and misadventures in a new world in which, great man though he is, he finds himself a new man. Relying entirely on historically attested possibilities to develop the plot, Griffiths shows Beethoven learning a form of sign language, struggling to rein in the uncertain inspiration of Reverend Ballou (his designated librettist), and finding a kindred spirit in the widowed Mrs. Hill, all the while keeping his hosts guessing as to whether he will come through with his promised composition. (And just what, the reader also wonders, will this new piece by Beethoven turn out to be?) The book that emerges is an improvisation, as virtuosic as it is delicate, on a historical theme.
Author | : Barbara Nichol |
Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 1999-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780531071182 |
Download Beethoven Lives Upstairs Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Classical Kids presents Beethoven Lives Upstairs, a touching tale of music, friendship and genius. The arrival of an eccentric boarder turns Christoph's life upside down. Ludwig van Beethoven has moved in upstairs! The young boy slowly comes to understand the genius of the man, the torment of his deafness and the beauty of his music.
Author | : David Gutnick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2018-03-13 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781772600599 |
Download Mr. Mergler, Beethoven, and Me Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A kind, elderly piano teacher named Mr. Mergler takes a young music student under his wing and changes her life forever.
Author | : Jan Swafford |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 1107 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 061805474X |
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The definitive book on the life and music of Ludwig van Beethoven, written by the acclaimed biographer of Brahms and Ives.
Author | : Charles Rosen |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 2008-10-01 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 030019613X |
Download Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Beethoven’s piano sonatas form one of the most important collections of works in the whole history of music. Spanning several decades of his life as a composer, the sonatas soon came to be seen as the first body of substantial serious works for piano suited to performance in large concert halls seating hundreds of people. In this comprehensive and authoritative guide, Charles Rosen places the works in context and provides an understanding of the formal principles involved in interpreting and performing this unique repertoire, covering such aspects as sonata form, phrasing, and tempo, as well as the use of pedal and trills. In the second part of his book, he looks at the sonatas individually, from the earliest works of the 1790s through the sonatas of Beethoven’s youthful popularity of the early 1800s, the subsequent years of mastery, the years of stress (1812†“1817), and the last three sonatas of the 1820s. Composed as much for private music-making as public recital, Beethoven’s sonatas have long formed a bridge between the worlds of the salon and the concert hall. For today’s audience, Rosen has written a guide that brings out the gravity, passion, and humor of these works and will enrich the appreciation of a wide range of readers, whether listeners, amateur musicians, or professional pianists. The book includes a CD of Rosen performing extracts from several of the sonatas, illustrating points made in the text.
Author | : Oscar George Theodore Sonneck |
Publisher | : New York : G. Schirmer |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1926 |
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ISBN | : |
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Author | : Lewis Lockwood |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 621 |
Release | : 2005-01-04 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0393326381 |
Download Beethoven: The Music and the Life Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Written for the general reader, this book reveals how Beethoven's great works reflect both his artistic individuality and the deepest philosophical and political currents of his age.
Author | : Paul Griffiths |
Publisher | : New York Review of Books |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2021-10-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 168137580X |
Download Mr. Beethoven Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Shortlisted for the 2020 Goldsmiths Prize Based on the German composer's own correspondence, this inventive, counterfactual work of historical fiction imagines Beethoven traveling to America to write an oratorio based on the Book of Job. It is a matter of historical record that in 1823 the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston (active to this day) sought to commission Beethoven to write an oratorio. The premise of Paul Griffiths’s ingenious novel is that Beethoven accepted the commission and traveled to the United States to oversee its first performance. Griffiths grants the composer a few extra years of life and, starting with his voyage across the Atlantic and entry into Boston Harbor, chronicles his adventures and misadventures in a new world in which, great man though he is, he finds himself a new man. Relying entirely on historically attested possibilities to develop the plot, Griffiths shows Beethoven learning a form of sign language, struggling to rein in the uncertain inspiration of Reverend Ballou (his designated librettist), and finding a kindred spirit in the widowed Mrs. Hill, all the while keeping his hosts guessing as to whether he will come through with his promised composition. (And just what, the reader also wonders, will this new piece by Beethoven turn out to be?) The book that emerges is an improvisation, as virtuosic as it is delicate, on a historical theme.
Author | : Matthew Guerrieri |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2014-03-04 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 0804170193 |
Download The First Four Notes Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A TIME Magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Book of 2012 A New Yorker Best Book of the Year Los Angeles Magazine's #1 Music Book of the Year This revelatory book of music history examines what is perhaps the best known and most-popular symphony ever written—and its famous four-note opening. Reaching back before Beethoven’s time, Matthew Guerrieri uncovers premonitions of the opening notes in the rhythms of ancient Greek poetry and the music of the French Revolution. He discusses the Fifth’s impact when it premiered, tracing the artistic, philosophical, and political reverberations across Europe to China, Russia, and the United States, from Romanticism to ring tones, from propaganda to pop. This fascinating piece of musical detective work is a treat for music lovers of every stripe.