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The Fugue in Beethoven's Piano Music

John V. Cockshoot

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Description:The author shows that Beethoven's fugues contain some of his most characteristics music. Each fugue is analyzed bar by bar in the closest detail, with many music-type examples. Yet this is not a mere technical and academic exercise. Inevitably the technical terms associated with fugue are used throughout, but the analyses are really studies in Beethoven's style, and aim to reveal his genius in composing the fugues and their relevance to the works in which they appear. As an introduction, the author has outlined the development of contrapuntal and fugal writing form the time of Palestrina, and gives a fascinating account of Beethoven's own studies in counterpoint and fugue with Haydn and Albrechtsberger. This is a book for all who have a serious interest in Beethoven's piano music, whether as concert pianists, as teachers and students in universities, colleges and schools, or as private teachers of the pianoforte and their more advanced pupils.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Fugue in Beethoven's Piano Music. To get started finding The Fugue in Beethoven's Piano Music, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 238

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: London : Routledge & K. Paul

Release: 1959

ISBN: nmUYAQAAIAAJ

Description: The author shows that Beethoven's fugues contain some of his most characteristics music. Each fugue is analyzed bar by bar in the closest detail, with many music-type examples. Yet this is not a mere technical and academic exercise. Inevitably the technical terms associated with fugue are used throughout, but the analyses are really studies in Beethoven's style, and aim to reveal his genius in composing the fugues and their relevance to the works in which they appear. As an introduction, the author has outlined the development of contrapuntal and fugal writing form the time of Palestrina, and gives a fascinating account of Beethoven's own studies in counterpoint and fugue with Haydn and Albrechtsberger. This is a book for all who have a serious interest in Beethoven's piano music, whether as concert pianists, as teachers and students in universities, colleges and schools, or as private teachers of the pianoforte and their more advanced pupils.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Fugue in Beethoven's Piano Music. To get started finding The Fugue in Beethoven's Piano Music, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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