Eroica - The First Great Romantic Symphony

Zusatztext The writing is as indulgent as the cover suggests is will be, with a very literate and well-researched body of text ... any fan of classical music who seeks to improve their contextual knowledge and understanding will benefit, and enjoy, this book' Fontes Artis Musicae . Informationen zum Autor James Hamilton-Paterson is a novelist and non-fiction writer whose books defy easy categorisation. Gerontius won the Whitbread Prize; Cooking with Fernet Branca was longlisted for the Booker Prize. His acclaimed books on the oceans, including Seven-Tenths , have been widely translated, and his books about aviation have set new standards for writing about aircraft. Born and educated in England, Hamilton-Paterson has lived in the Philippines and Italy and now makes his home in Austria. Klappentext The story of the composition and revolutionary impact of Beethoven's Third Symphony, 'the Eroica'. Zusammenfassung The story of the composition and revolutionary impact of Beethoven's Third Symphony, the 'Eroica'.

Product details

• Authors: james Hamilton paterson, James Hamilton-Paterson
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.11.2016
• EAN: 9781784977214
• ISBN: 978-1-78497-721-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 190 mm x 20 mm
• Series: The Landmark Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Music reviews and criticism, Non Fiction, Classical style, Art music, orchestral and formal music