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020			_a9781139548915 (ebook)
020			_z9781107035454 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aML410.B4 _bN948 2013
082	0	0	_a785/.7194092 _223
100	1		_aNovember, Nancy, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aBeethoven's Theatrical Quartets : _bOpp. 59, 74 and 95 / _cNancy November.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (295 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aMusic in Context
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aBeethoven's middle-period quartets, Opp. 59, 74 and 95, are pieces that engage deeply with the aesthetic ideas of their time. In the first full contextual study of these works, Nancy November celebrates their uniqueness, exploring their reception history and early performance. In detailed analyses, she explores ways in which the quartets have both reflected and shaped the very idea of chamber music and offers a new historical understanding of the works' physical, visual, social and ideological aspects. In the process, November provides a fresh critique of three key paradigms in current Beethoven studies: the focus on his late period; the emphasis on 'heroic' style in discussions of the middle period; and the idea of string quartets as 'pure', 'autonomous' artworks, cut off from social moorings. Importantly, this study shows that the quartets encompass a new lyric and theatrical impetus, which is an essential part of their unique, explorative character.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107035454
830		0	_aMusic in Context.
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139548915
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37120 _d37120