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- catalog abstract "Beethoven composed far more folksong settings than any other type of work. Most are British songs, including Auld Lang Syne and The Miller of Dee, with texts by such authors as Burns, Byron, and Scott. Yet Beethoven's settings, commissioned by George Thomson of Edinburgh, have been neglected by performers and scholars alike, and nearly all accounts of them are both superficial and startlingly inaccurate. This book is based on a very elaborate study of a wide range of sources, and dispels the many myths that have been circulating about this music. Each of the 179 settings is dated to within a few weeks, and an account is given of the sources of the melodies and texts, the difficulties of sending the music across Europe during the Napoleonic Wars (smugglers were even called upon to assist!), the fees Beethoven received, and when and how the texts were added. By comparing Beethoven's settings with those of his predecessors Pleyel, Haydn, and Kozeluch, Cooper demonstrates that Beethoven comprehensively transcended the bounds of convention, producing settings of extraordinary quality and originality. He also suggests ways of overcoming the problems of performing these songs.".
- catalog contributor b5914016.
- catalog created "1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
- catalog description "10. The ritornellos: General strategy of Beethoven's predecessors ; Beethoven's strategy: motivic development ; Continuity and phrase-structure ; Integration of ritornellos and accompaniments ; Integration in O Sanctissima -- 11. A reassessment: Barriers to appreciation ; Thomson's role ; Quality and innovation ; Stylistic relationship to other output ; Beethoven's aims and achievement.".
- catalog description "6. Economics and logistics: Beethoven's earnings ; Communications ; Transmission of melodies -- 7. Aspects of performance: Ad libitum parts and sequence of songs: Optional use of strings ; Sequence of songs -- 8. The accompaniments: general approach and treatment of voices: Beethoven and his immediate predecessors ; Simplicity ; The vocal line ; Lower voices -- 9. The accompaniments: instrumental parts: The role of the right hand ; The role of the string parts ; Harmonic style and modality ; Motivic use.".
- catalog description "Beethoven composed far more folksong settings than any other type of work. Most are British songs, including Auld Lang Syne and The Miller of Dee, with texts by such authors as Burns, Byron, and Scott. Yet Beethoven's settings, commissioned by George Thomson of Edinburgh, have been neglected by performers and scholars alike, and nearly all accounts of them are both superficial and startlingly inaccurate.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-257) and indexes.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- 1. Enumerating the settings -- 2. Composition chronology -- 3. Publication history: Thomson's editions ; Unknown flute parts ; Early attempts at continental editions ; The Schlesinger edition of Op. 108 -- 4. Origin of the melodies: Nationality ; Thomson's sources -- 5. Origin and incorporation of the poetic texts: The authors and their contributions; Early settings (Groups I-V) ; Later settings ; Relationship between the poems and Beethoven's settings.".
- catalog description "This book is based on a very elaborate study of a wide range of sources, and dispels the many myths that have been circulating about this music. Each of the 179 settings is dated to within a few weeks, and an account is given of the sources of the melodies and texts, the difficulties of sending the music across Europe during the Napoleonic Wars (smugglers were even called upon to assist!), the fees Beethoven received, and when and how the texts were added. By comparing Beethoven's settings with those of his predecessors Pleyel, Haydn, and Kozeluch, Cooper demonstrates that Beethoven comprehensively transcended the bounds of convention, producing settings of extraordinary quality and originality. He also suggests ways of overcoming the problems of performing these songs.".
- catalog extent "viii, 270 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0198162839 :".
- catalog isPartOf "Oxford monographs on music".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "782.42162/210138 20".
- catalog subject "Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Vocal music.".
- catalog subject "Folk songs History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "ML410.B42 C67 1994".
- catalog tableOfContents "10. The ritornellos: General strategy of Beethoven's predecessors ; Beethoven's strategy: motivic development ; Continuity and phrase-structure ; Integration of ritornellos and accompaniments ; Integration in O Sanctissima -- 11. A reassessment: Barriers to appreciation ; Thomson's role ; Quality and innovation ; Stylistic relationship to other output ; Beethoven's aims and achievement.".
- catalog tableOfContents "6. Economics and logistics: Beethoven's earnings ; Communications ; Transmission of melodies -- 7. Aspects of performance: Ad libitum parts and sequence of songs: Optional use of strings ; Sequence of songs -- 8. The accompaniments: general approach and treatment of voices: Beethoven and his immediate predecessors ; Simplicity ; The vocal line ; Lower voices -- 9. The accompaniments: instrumental parts: The role of the right hand ; The role of the string parts ; Harmonic style and modality ; Motivic use.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- 1. Enumerating the settings -- 2. Composition chronology -- 3. Publication history: Thomson's editions ; Unknown flute parts ; Early attempts at continental editions ; The Schlesinger edition of Op. 108 -- 4. Origin of the melodies: Nationality ; Thomson's sources -- 5. Origin and incorporation of the poetic texts: The authors and their contributions; Early settings (Groups I-V) ; Later settings ; Relationship between the poems and Beethoven's settings.".
- catalog title "Beethoven's folksong settings : chronology, sources, style / Barry Cooper.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".