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Wagner, Schumann, and the Lessons of Beethoven´s Ninth
Christopher Alan Reynolds
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Hardback. examines the influence of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on two major nineteenth-century composers, Richard Wagner and Robert Schumann. During 1845 46 the compositional styles of Schumann and Wagner changed in a common direction, toward a style that was more contrapuntal, more densely motivic, and engaged in processes of thematic transformation. Num Pages: 232 pages, 116. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC5; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
In this original study, Christopher Alan Reynolds examines the influence of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on two major nineteenth-century composers, Richard Wagner and Robert Schumann. During 1845 46 the compositional styles of Schumann and Wagner changed in a common direction, toward a style that was more contrapuntal, more densely motivic, and engaged in processes of thematic transformation. Reynolds shows that the stylistic advances that both composers made in Dresden in 1845 46 stemmed from a deepened understanding of Beethoven's techniques and strategies in the Ninth Symphony. The evidence provided by their compositions from this pivotal year and the surrounding years suggests ... Read more
In this original study, Christopher Alan Reynolds examines the influence of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on two major nineteenth-century composers, Richard Wagner and Robert Schumann. During 1845 46 the compositional styles of Schumann and Wagner changed in a common direction, toward a style that was more contrapuntal, more densely motivic, and engaged in processes of thematic transformation. Reynolds shows that the stylistic advances that both composers made in Dresden in 1845 46 stemmed from a deepened understanding of Beethoven's techniques and strategies in the Ninth Symphony. The evidence provided by their compositions from this pivotal year and the surrounding years suggests ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520285569
SKU
V9780520285569
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About Christopher Alan Reynolds
Christopher Alan Reynolds is Professor of Music at University of California, Davis, and author of Papal Patronage and the Music of St. Peter's, 1380--1513 and Motives for Allusion: Context and Content in Nineteenth-Century Music (which was a finalist for the Otto Kinkeldey Award from the American Musicological Society in 2004). He is a past president of the American Musicological Society. ... Read more
Reviews for Wagner, Schumann, and the Lessons of Beethoven´s Ninth
"Wagner, Schumann, and the Lessons of Beethoven's Ninth is a fascinating new examination... It is as though a careful magnifying glass were held to past interactions between two very different composers..."
Nancy Lorraine The Midwest Book Review "This is a multilayered book. It is on one level a formidable piece of forensic musical detective work displaying detailed critical understanding ... Read more
Nancy Lorraine The Midwest Book Review "This is a multilayered book. It is on one level a formidable piece of forensic musical detective work displaying detailed critical understanding ... Read more