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Beethoven : anguish and triumph : a biography

Swafford, Jan (author.).

Summary: An esteemed music historian provides a rich, detailed overview of the life of Ludwig van Beethoven, traveling from Enlightenment-era Bonn to the musical capital of Europe, Vienna, to vividly describe the composer's career, ill health and romantic rejections.

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  • ISBN: 9780618054749
  • ISBN: 061805474X
  • Physical Description: print
    xxi, 1077 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 946-955) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Bonn, electorate of Cologne -- Father, mother, son -- Reason and revolution -- Loved in turn -- Golden age -- A journey and a death -- Bildung -- Stem and book -- Unreal city -- Chains of craftsmanship -- Generalissimo -- Virtuoso -- Fate's hammer -- The good, the beautiful, and the melancholy -- The new path -- Oh, fellow men -- Heaven and Earth will tremble -- Geschrieben auf Bonaparte -- Our hearts were stirred -- That haughty beauty -- Schemes -- Darkness to light -- Thus be enabled to create -- Myths and men -- My angel, my self -- We finite beings -- The queen of the night -- What is difficult -- The sky above, the law within -- Qui venit in nomine Domini -- You millions -- Ars longa, vita brevis -- Plaudite, amici -- Appendix.
Subject: Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827
Composers Germany Biography

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Beethoven : Anguish and Triumph
Beethoven : Anguish and Triumph
by Swafford, Jan
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Beethoven : Anguish and Triumph

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Introductionp. xi
1Bonn, Electorate of Colognep. 1
2Father, Mother, Sonp. 21
3Reason and Revolutionp. 40
4Loved in Turnp. 56
5Golden Agep. 69
6A Journey and a Deathp. 84
7Bildungp. 95
8Stem And Bookp. 112
9Unreal Cityp. 132
10Chains of Craftsmanshipp. 145
11Generalissimop. 166
12Virtuosop. 186
13Fate's Hammerp. 207
14The Good, the Beautiful, and the Melancholyp. 242
15The New Pathp. 269
16Oh, Fellow Menp. 301
17Heaven and Earth Will Tremblep. 331
18Geschrieben Auf Bonapartep. 370
19Our Hearts Were Stirredp. 402
20That Haughty Beautyp. 436
21Schemesp. 462
22Darkness to Lightp. 484
23Thus Be Enabled to Createp. 516
24Myths and Menp. 544
25My Angel, My Selfp. 580
26We Finite Beingsp. 613
27The Queen Op the Nightp. 657
28What is Difficultp. 697
29The Sky Above, the Law Withinp. 738
30Qui Venit in Nomine Dominip. 789
31You Millionsp. 826
32ARS Longa, Vita Brevisp. 857
33Plaudite, AMICIp. 898
Appendixp. 937
Works Citedp. 946
Notesp. 956
Indexp. 1055
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