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Author:

Hamilton-Paterson, James, author.

Title:

Beethoven's Eroica : the first great romantic symphony / James Hamilton-Paterson.

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Publisher:

Basic Books,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

vii, 180 pages : illustrations, portraits, music ; 20 cm

Subject:

Beethoven, Ludwig van,--1770-1827.--Symphonies,--no. 3, op. 55,--E♭ major.
Music--19th century--History and criticism.
Music--19th century--Social aspects.
Symphonies (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
Music.
Music--Social aspects.
1800-1899
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Other Titles:

Eroica

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-172) and index.

Contents:

The boy from Bonn -- Vienna -- Prometheus -- Constructing a symphony -- Who was the real hero of the 'Eroica'? -- The reception of the 'Eroica' -- The symphonic ideal -- After 'Eroica.'

Summary:

"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." -- Publisher's description

ISBN:

1541697367
9781541697362

OCLC:

(OCoLC)972386723

LCCN:

2017956393

Locations:

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)