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The Cambridge companion to the 'Eroica' symphony

Title
The Cambridge companion to the 'Eroica' symphony / edited by Nancy November.
Publication
  • Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
  • ©2020

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Additional Authors
November, Nancy
Description
xxii, 269 pages : illustrations (black and white), music; 26 cm.
Summary
"This Companion provides orientation for those embarking on the study of Beethoven's much-discussed Eroica Symphony, as well as providing fresh insights that will appeal to scholars, performers and listeners more generally. The book addresses the symphony in three thematic sections, on genesis, analysis and reception history, and covers key topics including political context, dedication, sources of the Symphony's inspiration, 'heroism' and the idea of a 'watershed' work. Critical studies of writings and analyses from Beethoven's day to ours are included, as well as a range of other relevant responses to the work, including compositions, recordings, images and film. The Companion draws on previous literature but also illuminates the work from new angles, based on new evidence and a range of approaches by twelve leading scholars in Beethoven research. Nancy November is Associate Professor in musicology at the University of Auckland. Recent publications include Beethoven's Theatrical Quartets: Opp. 59, 74, and 95 (2013); a three-volume edition of fifteen string quartets by Beethoven's contemporary Emmanuel Aloys Förster (2016); and Cultivating String Quartets in Beethoven's Vienna (2017). She is the recipient of a Humboldt Fellowship (2010-2012); and two Marsden Grants from the New Zealand Royal Society"--
Series Statement
Cambridge companions to music
Uniform Title
Cambridge companions to music.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-263) and index.
Contents
Part I. Context and genesis. Beethoven and heroism in the age of revolutions / Scott Burnham ; Beethoven's 'watershed'? : Eroica's contexts and periodisation / Mark Ferraguto ; The symphony in Vienna and abroad around 1800 / Erica Buurman ; Genesis and publication of the Eroica / Federica Rovelli -- Part II. Analytical approaches. Twentieth-century analytical approaches to the first movement / William Drabkin ; The hero who practices resignation : Beethoven's Eroica as 'Late' work / Vasili Byros ; Registering the Eroica / Nicholas Marston ; After invention : Traces and materials in the Eroica finale / Elaine Sisman -- Part III. Reception. Who is the hero? : The early reception of the Eroica / Beate Angelika Kraus ; The Eroica in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / Leon Botstein ; Performing, arranging and rearranging the Eroicas: then and now / Nancy November ; The Eroica endures : Beethoven's Third symphony in the twenty-first century / Melanie Lowe.
Call Number
JMF 21-176
ISBN
  • 9781108422581
  • 1108422586
  • 9781108435574
  • 1108435572
LCCN
2019050812
OCLC
1126383613
Title
The Cambridge companion to the 'Eroica' symphony / edited by Nancy November.
Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2020
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Cambridge companions to music
Cambridge companions to music.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-263) and index.
Added Author
November, Nancy, editor.
Other Form:
Online version: The Cambridge companion to the 'Eroica' symphony [1] New York : Cambridge University Press, 2020. 9781108524995 (DLC) 2019050813
Research Call Number
JMF 21-176
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