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Wagner, Schumann, and the lessons of Beethoven's Ninth / Christopher Alan Reynolds.

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"Reynolds shows that the stylistic advances made by Richard Wagner and Robert Schumann in 1845-46 stemmed from a deepened understanding of Beethoven's techniques and strategies in the Ninth Symphony, particularly the use of counterpoint involving contrary motion. The trail of influences th...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Reynolds, Christopher A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Beethoven, Ludwig van, > 1770-1827. > Symphonies, > no. 9, op. 125, > D minor.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, > 1770-1827 > Influence.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, > 1770-1827 > Criticism and interpretation.
Wagner, Richard, > 1813-1883 > Criticism and interpretation.
Schumann, Robert, > 1810-1856 > Criticism and interpretation.
Symphonies > 19th century > Analysis, appreciation.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, > 1770-1827.
Schumann, Robert, > 1810-1856.
Wagner, Richard, > 1813-1883.
Symphonies (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Symphonies > Analysis, appreciation.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Wagner's Faustian understanding of Beethoven's Ninth
  • The impact of the Ninth on the Flying Dutchman
  • Wagner, thematic dispersion, and contrary motion
  • Schumann, thematic dispersion, and contrary motion
  • Late Schumann, Wagner, and Bach
  • Brahms's triple response to the Ninth
  • Wagner and Schumann.

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