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UNINA9910807936203321 |
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Autore |
Brown Clive <1947-> |
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Titolo |
A portrait of Mendelssohn / / Clive Brown |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2003 |
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1-281-72977-9 |
9786611729776 |
0-300-12786-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1 online resource (xxxiii, 551 p., [20] p. of plates) ) : ill., facsims., music, ports |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-540) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The man -- Multiplicity of talent -- Family background, childhood and education -- Religion and race -- Professional career -- The practical musician -- The teacher -- The composer -- Critical reception -- Posthumous reputation. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Since his death in 1847, Felix Mendelssohn's music and personality have been both admired and denigrated to extraordinary degrees. In this valuable book Clive Brown weaves together a rich array of documents-letters, diaries, memoirs, reviews, news reports, and more-to present a balanced and fascinating picture of the composer and his work. Rejecting the received view of Mendelssohn as a facile, lightweight musician, Brown demonstrates that he was in fact an innovative and highly cerebral composer who exerted a powerful influence on musical thought into the twentieth century.Brown discusses Mendelssohn's family background and education; the role of religion and race in his life and reputation; his experiences as practical musician (pianist, organist, string player, conductor) and as teacher and composer; the critical reception of his works; and the vicissitudes of his posthumous reputation. The book also includes a range of hitherto unpublished sketches made by Mendelssohn. The result is an unprecedented portrayal of the man and his achievements as viewed |
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through his own words and those of his contempories. |
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