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Beethoven, as revealed in his own words : the man and the artist / Ludwig van Beethoven ; edited by Friedrich Kerst.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
- Standardized Title:
- Beethoven im eigenen Wort. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Composers--Germany--Biography.
- Composers.
- Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
- Beethoven, Ludwig van.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (152 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Auckland, New Zealand] : Floating Press, 1904.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The following book consists of brief biographical commentaries about Beethoven, each followed by sections of quotations attributed to the muse. In these quotes, Beethoven demonstrates his intense preoccupation (or obsession) with thinking artistically and intelligently, and with helping to alleviate man's suffering by providing man with musical artworks that could enlighten him, so as to become educated enough to pull himself out of his misery. He felt immediate...
- Contents:
- Title; Contents; Brief Biographical Sketch; Preface; Concerning Art; Love of Nature; Concerning Texts; On Composing; On Performing Music; On His Own Works; On Art and Artists; Beethoven as Critic; On Education; On His Own Disposition and Character; The Sufferer; Worldly Wisdom; God; Appendix
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on online resource : title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 11, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 1-77556-552-1
- OCLC:
- 369166237
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