| Physical description |
x, 133 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge music handbooks. |
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Cambridge music handbooks.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-130) and index. |
| Summary |
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is acknowledged as one of the supreme masterpieces of the Western tradition. More than any other musical work it has become an international symbol of unity and affirmation. Yet early critics rejected it as cryptic and eccentric, the product of a deaf and ageing composer. |
| Subject |
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Symphonies, no. 9, op. 125, D minor.
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| ISBN |
0521399246 (paperback) |
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0521390397 (hardback) |
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