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Author Jones, Timothy

Title Beethoven : the Moonlight and other Sonatas, Op. 27 and Op. 31
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (158 pages)
Series Cambridge Music Handbooks
Cambridge music handbooks.
Contents Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Keyboard culture; 2 Beethoven in 1800 -1802; 3 Composition and reception; 4 Quasi una fantasia?; 5 The design of the Op. 27 sonatas; 6 The design of the Op. 31 sonatas; Notes; Select bibliography; Index
Summary This is a comprehensive introduction to Beethoven's most popular piano sonata, together with the four other sonatas in Op. 27 and 31. Aimed at pianists, students and music-lovers, it gives an account of the sonatas' historical background, their changing performance styles, and offers an accessible critical introduction to the music
Notes Print version record
Subject Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Sonatas, piano, no. 13-14, op. 27.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Sonatas, piano, no. 16-18, op. 31.
SUBJECT Sonatas (Beethoven, Ludwig van) fast
Subject Sonatas (Piano) -- Analysis, appreciation.
Sonatas (Piano) -- Analysis, appreciation
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780511054242
0511054246