| Beethoven's Eroica: The First Great Romantic Symphony Contributor(s): Hamilton-Paterson, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1541697367 ISBN-13: 9781541697362 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Music | Musical Instruments - General |
| Dewey: 784.184 |
| LCCN: 2017956393 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 7.6" (0.50 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An ode to Beethoven's revolutionary masterpiece, his Third Symphony In 1805, the world of music was startled by an avant-garde and explosive new work. Intellectually and emotionally, Beethoven's Third Symphony, the "Eroica," rudely broke the mold of the Viennese Classical symphony and revealed a powerful new expressiveness, both personal and societal. Even the whiff of actual political revolution was woven into the work-it was originally inscribed to Napoleon Bonaparte, a dangerous hero for a composer dependent on conservative royal patronage. With the first two stunning chords of the "Eroica," classical music was transformed. In Beethoven's Eroica, James Hamilton-Paterson reconstructs this great moment in Western culture, the shock of the music and the symphony's long afterlife. |