The Cambridge Companion to Beethoven (Cambridge Companions to Music)

This Companion, first published in 2000, provides a comprehensive view of Beethoven and his work. The first part of the book presents the composer as a private individual, as a professional, and at the work-place, discussing biographical problems, Beethoven's professional activities when not composing and his methods as a composer. In the heart of the book, individual chapters are devoted to all the major genres cultivated by Beethoven and to the elements of style and structure that cross all genres. The book concludes by looking at the ways that Beethoven and his music have been interpreted by performers, writers on music, and in the arts, literature, and philosophy. The essays in this volume, written by leading Beethoven specialists, maintain traditional emphases in Beethoven studies while incorporating other developments in musicology and theory. A Wide Perspective On Beethoven, His Music, And The Personal And Historical Contexts In Which The Music Was Composed And Has Been Received.--cover. Some Thoughts On Biography And A Chronology Of Beethoven's Life And Music / Glenn Stanley -- Beethoven At Work : Musical Activist And Thinker / Glenn Stanley -- The Compositional Act : Sketches And Autographs / Barry Cooper -- The Spirit Of Mozart From Haydn's Hands : Beethoven's Musical Inheritance / Elaine Sisman -- Phrase, Period, Theme / Roger Kamien -- The Sense Of An Ending : Goal-directedness In Beethoven's Music / Nicholas Marston -- The Piano Music : Concertos, Sonatas, Variations, Small Forms / William Kinderman -- Beethoven's Chamber Music With Piano : Seeking Unity In Mixed Sonorities / Mark Kaplan -- Manner, Tone And Tendency In Beethoven's Chamber Music For Strings / John Daverio -- Sound And Structure In Beethoven's Orchestral Music/ Leon Botstein -- Beethoven's Songs And Vocal Style / Amanda Glauert -- Beethoven's Essay In Opera : Historical, Text-critical, And Interpretative Issues In Fidelio / Michael C. Tusa -- Probing The Sacred Genres : Beethoven's Religious Songs, Oratorio, And Masses / Birgit Lodes -- With A Beethoven Like Sublimity : Beethoven In The Works Of Other Composers / Margaret Notley -- Beethoven's Music In Performance : Historical Perspectives / Alain Frogley -- The Four Ages Of Beethoven : Critical Reception And The Canonic Composer / Scott Burnham -- Beethoven At Large : Reception In Literature, The Arts, Philosophy, And Politics / David B. Dennis. Edited By Glenn Stanley. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. This Companion provides a comprehensive view of Beethoven and his work. The first part of the book presents the composer as a private individual, as a professional, and at the work-place, discussing biographical problems, Beethoven's professional activities when not composing and his methods as a composer. In the heart of the book, individual chapters are devoted to all the major genres cultivated by Beethoven and to the elements of style and structure that cross all genres. The book concludes by looking at the ways that Beethoven and his music have been interpreted by performers, writers on music, and in the arts, literature, and philosophy. The essays in this volume, written by leading Beethoven specialists, maintain traditional emphases on Beethoven studies while incorporating some of the most recent developments in musicology and theory.