Matthew Guerrieri: The First Four Notes
The First Four Notes
Buch
- Beethoven's Fifth and the Human Imagination
- Random House Children's Books, 03/2014
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780804170192
- Bestellnummer: 2857115
- Umfang: 384 Seiten
- Copyright-Jahr: 2014
- Gewicht: 297 g
- Maße: 203 x 132 mm
- Stärke: 21 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 4.3.2014
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Kurzbeschreibung
A unique work of musical history: the first book to examine what is perhaps the most popular symphony ever written and its distinctive four-note opening, which has fascinated musicians, historians, and philosophers for the last two hundred years.Beschreibung
This revelatory book of music history examines what is perhaps the best known and most-popular symphony ever written - and its famous four-note opening. Reaching back before Beethoven's time, Matthew Guerrieri uncovers premonitions of the opening notes in the rhythms of ancient Greek poetry and the music of the French Revolution. He discusses the Fifth's impact when it premiered, tracing the artistic, philosophical, and political reverberations across Europe to China, Russia, and the United States, from Romanticism to ring tones, from propaganda to pop. This fascinating piece of musical detective work is a treat for music lovers of every stripe.Klappentext
A TIME Magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Book of 2012A New Yorker Best Book of the Year
Los Angeles Magazine's #1 Music Book of the Year
This revelatory book of music history examines what is perhaps the best known and most-popular symphony ever written-and its famous four-note opening. Reaching back before Beethoven's time, Matthew Guerrieri uncovers premonitions of the opening notes in the rhythms of ancient Greek poetry and the music of the French Revolution. He discusses the Fifth's impact when it premiered, tracing the artistic, philosophical, and political reverberations across Europe to China, Russia, and the United States, from Romanticism to ring tones, from propaganda to pop. This fascinating piece of musical detective work is a treat for music lovers of every stripe.