The Age of Beethoven, 1790-1830
Author | : Gerald Abraham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 774 |
Release | : 1982 |
ISBN-10 | : 019316308X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780193163089 |
Rating | : 4/5 (089 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Age of Beethoven, 1790-1830 by : Gerald Abraham
Download or read book The Age of Beethoven, 1790-1830 written by Gerald Abraham and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers forty years which saw profound changes in music, most of them dominated by Beethoven. Provides a detailed, scholarly critical survey of the music of the period with chapters on French, Italian and German opera and on opera in other countries, on Beethoven's orchestral and chamber music and of his contemporaries on the concerto, on piano music, on solo song and on choral music, as well as an introductory chapter on general musical conditions of the time.