TY  - GEN
T1  - The Creation of Beethoven's Nine Symphonies
A1  - Cooper, Barry A.R
A2  - Cooper, Barry
LA  - English
PP  - Woodbridge, Suffolk
PB  - Boydell and Brewer
YR  - 2024
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_on1425556238
AB  - Offers a unique investigation of the composition of the entire corpus of Beethoven's symphonies, reconstructing their creation through the most extensive study of Beethoven's sketches yet.Beethoven's nine symphonies are a cornerstone of Western classical music and have revolutionised it. Composers succeeding Beethoven found their output measured against this master's work. But how did his symphonies come into being and how did they reach their final form? These are the questions this book seeks to answer. Barry Cooper has been one of the leading advocates of the need for extensive studies of Beethoven's sketches, and we see him here applying his usual investigative rigour to the study of the symphonies.For most of the symphonies the sketches have not previously been fully examined. In contrast, Cooper's book provides a much deeper exploration of these sketches, along with autograph scores, corrected copies and first editions, while the Beethoven correspondence offers additional information on the first publication and performances of the symphonies. The result is a clear overview of the creation of each symphony in turn, placed within the context of musical life in Beethoven's Vienna. Another strand of the investigation covers Beethoven's unfinished symphonies and how they helped to provide the fertile soil from which the finished ones grew. Most of those did not progress beyond a few bars, but two, known as No. 0 and No. 10, were sketched extensively. This book therefore offers a unique investigation of the composition of the entire corpus of Beethoven's symphonies, reconstructing their creation from Beethoven's rather than posterity's viewpoint.
OP  - 320
CN  - ML410.B42 C66 2024
SN  - 9781805432036
SN  - 1805432036
SN  - 1783277912
SN  - 9781783277919
KW  - Beethoven, Ludwig van, : 1770-1827. : Symphonies.
KW  - Beethoven, Ludwig van, : 1770-1827 : Criticism and interpretation.
KW  - Beethoven, Ludwig van, : 1770-1827
KW  - Symphonies (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
KW  - Symphony : 19th century.
KW  - Music.
KW  - Symphonie : 19e siècle.
KW  - MUSIC / History & Criticism.
KW  - Beethoven Sketchbooks.
KW  - Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
KW  - Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.
KW  - Classical Music Composer.
KW  - Classical Music Composers.
KW  - German composers.
KW  - Western Classical Music.
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ER  -