Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of music examples
- List of tables and figures
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Long and Hazardous Road to the First Symphony, Op. 21
- 2 A Creation in Two Parts: The Second Symphony, Op. 36
- 3 Elevating the Genre: The Third Symphony (Eroica), Op. 55
- 4 The Oppersdorff Connection: The Fourth Symphony, Op. 60
- 5 Motivic Intensity: The Fifth Symphony, Op. 67
- 6 ‘More an Expression of Feeling than Painting’: The Sixth Symphony (Pastoral), Op. 68
- 7 ‘Great, Exalted’ Work: The Seventh Symphony, Op. 92
- 8 ‘Just Because it is Much Better’: The Eighth Symphony, Op. 93
- 9 The Philharmonic Connection: The Ninth Symphony, Op. 125
- 10 Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index of Music Manuscripts
- Index of Beethoven’s Works
- General Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 March 2024
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of music examples
- List of tables and figures
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Long and Hazardous Road to the First Symphony, Op. 21
- 2 A Creation in Two Parts: The Second Symphony, Op. 36
- 3 Elevating the Genre: The Third Symphony (Eroica), Op. 55
- 4 The Oppersdorff Connection: The Fourth Symphony, Op. 60
- 5 Motivic Intensity: The Fifth Symphony, Op. 67
- 6 ‘More an Expression of Feeling than Painting’: The Sixth Symphony (Pastoral), Op. 68
- 7 ‘Great, Exalted’ Work: The Seventh Symphony, Op. 92
- 8 ‘Just Because it is Much Better’: The Eighth Symphony, Op. 93
- 9 The Philharmonic Connection: The Ninth Symphony, Op. 125
- 10 Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index of Music Manuscripts
- Index of Beethoven’s Works
- General Index
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- The Creation of Beethoven's Nine Symphonies , pp. v - viiPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2024