Item Detail
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Cooper, Barry
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The Beethoven compendium : a guide to Beethoven's life and music
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Book
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New York, N.Y.
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1992, c1991
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Thames and Hudson
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351 p. : ill., music ; 27 cm.
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English
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0500015236; 9780500015230
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
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Composers; Compositions; Music History; Eighteenth Century; Nineteenth Century; Ludwing van Beethoven
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ML 410 .B4 C743 1992
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ooper, Barry, Anne-Louise Coldquist, Nicholas Marston and William Drabkin. The Beethoven Compendium: A Guide to Beethoven's Life and Music. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1991.
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Intended for scholars as well as those interested in the life and music Ludwig Beethoven.
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Hard factual data in concise form on life and works. Meant to be a reference tool, not a literary work. Bibliography given for controversial opinions or recently discovered and little-known facts. Minimal cross-references. Gives chronological survey of life, friends and acquaintances, musical/historical background, character and personality, sources on Beethoven, listing and discussion of works, musical style, problems of performance practice, impact on others (from early reviews to current Beethoven research). Incorporates material from other reference books.
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Divided up into chapters with various subject headings. These topics are: A calendar of Beethoven's life and works with related events, his family tree, who's who of his contemporaries, historical background, musical background, individual life, his beliefs and opinions, musical source material, his autograph, analysis of his music, music itself (list of his works in various arrangements, performance practice, his reception and lists of bibliographies and sketches of his works. A bibliography, list of illustrations and contributors follows.
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Attempts to be very comprehensive in discussing the facets of Beethoven's life.
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BYU Mus Ref
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2965