| Description |
1 online resource (147 pages) |
| Series |
Cambridge Music Handbooks |
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Cambridge music handbooks.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and acknowledgments; A note on editions and terminology; Introduction; 1 Placing the Eighth Symphony; 2 The genesis and evolution of the Eighth Symphony; 3 The musical design and symphonic agenda of the Eighth; 4 The Adagio and the sublime; 5 The 1887 version and the 1890 version; 6 The 1892 edition, authorship, and performance practice; Appendix A Haas's edition of the Eighth Symphony; Appendix B Textual differences between the Finale in the 1890 version and the 1892 edition; Notes; Select bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Bruckner's Eighth Symphony (1890), one of the last of the great Romantic symphonies, is a grandly complex masterpiece. This book explores this many-faceted work from several angles, offering an accessible guide to its compositional history and reception and to its musical design |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bruckner, Anton, 1824-1896. Symphonies, no. 8, C minor.
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| SUBJECT |
Symphonies (Bruckner, Anton) fast |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rushton, Julian
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| ISBN |
9780511051111 |
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0511051115 |
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9780511605918 |
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0511605919 |
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