Beethoven and the Construction of Genius: Musical Politics in Vienna, 1792-1803
Language: English
Published by University of California Press, Berkeley CA, 1997
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Softcover, 232 pages. "Professor DeNora's achievement in placing Beethoven, and the reception of Beethoven's music, in social context is all the more impressive because it goes so much against the grain of conventional habits of thought. In illuminating how changing social institutions created opportunities for Beethoven to gain contemporary and posthumous recognition, and, in so doing, created new forms for thinking and talking about musical achievement?the author at once provides fresh insights into the institutional origins of 'classical' music and offers an exemplary contribution to the sociological study of the arts." Clean copy. Record # 374294.
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- Title
- Beethoven and the Construction of Genius: Musical Politics in Vienna, 1792-1803
- Author
- Tia DeNora
- Publisher
- University of California Press, Berkeley CA
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0520211588
- ISBN 13
- 9780520211582
DeNora reconstructs the development of Beethoven's reputation as she recreates Vienna's robust musical scene through contemporary accounts, letters, magazines, and myths-a colorful picture of changing times. She explores the ways Beethoven was seen by his contemporaries and the image crafted by his supporters. Comparing Beethoven to contemporary rivals now largely forgotten, DeNora reveals a figure musically innovative and complex, as well as a keen self-promoter who adroitly managed his own celebrity.
DeNora contends that the recognition Beethoven received was as much a social achievement as it was the result of his personal gifts. In contemplating the political and social implications of culture, DeNora casts many aspects of Beethoven's biography in a new and different light, enriching our understanding of his success as a performer and composer.
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