Beethoven & the age of revolution / Frida Knight.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: New World PaperbacksPublication details: New York, NY : International Publishers, 1974Edition: First Paperback EditionDescription: 206 pages ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0717804224
Other title:
  • Beethoven and the age of revolution
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 780/.92/4 B
LOC classification:
  • ML 410 .B4 K66 1974
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Youth in Bonn -- 2. Vienna -- 3. The genesis of the "Eroica" -- 4. Fears, faith, and friendship -- 5. From Francophile to Austrian patriot -- 6. Napoleonic peace and war -- 7. Liberation in sight -- 8. Prospect of peace -- 9. Post-war depression -- 10. Students in revolt -- 11. Problems of education -- 12. The sublime and the ridiculous -- 13. Artists against Metternich -- 14. Opera, symphony, and mass -- 15. The last years -- 16. Beethoven, yesterday, today, tomorrow.
Summary: "A unique study of Beethoven and his work specifically in the context of the political and social events of the stirring revolutionary time in which he lived. This book shows how the deep concern and love for humanity which underscore his immortal creativity are also revealed in newly discovered letters and his conversation notebooks." -- From the book jacket.
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BOOKS BOOKS Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks ML 410 .B4 K66 1974 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan NPML21110026

This text contains bibliographical footnotes included throughout the chapters, in addition to the bibliographical references included at the end of the text.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-199) and index.

1. Youth in Bonn -- 2. Vienna -- 3. The genesis of the "Eroica" -- 4. Fears, faith, and friendship -- 5. From Francophile to Austrian patriot -- 6. Napoleonic peace and war -- 7. Liberation in sight -- 8. Prospect of peace -- 9. Post-war depression -- 10. Students in revolt -- 11. Problems of education -- 12. The sublime and the ridiculous -- 13. Artists against Metternich -- 14. Opera, symphony, and mass -- 15. The last years -- 16. Beethoven, yesterday, today, tomorrow.

"A unique study of Beethoven and his work specifically in the context of the political and social events of the stirring revolutionary time in which he lived. This book shows how the deep concern and love for humanity which underscore his immortal creativity are also revealed in newly discovered letters and his conversation notebooks." -- From the book jacket.

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