Beethoven, the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words
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Ludwig van Beethoven's letters, diaries, and other writings are collected in a book called "Beethoven, The Man, and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words." The book briefly looks at this famous composer's thoughts and experiences. He talks about everything from the music that inspires him to his health problems and personal relationships. The book is set up in the order of Beethoven's life, with each section focusing on a different time. It starts with his time as a student in Bonn and goes on through his career in Vienna, where he wrote some of his most famous pieces even though he was get...
Chapters (18)
- BEETHOVEN: THE MAN AND THE ARTIST, AS REVEALED IN HIS OWN WORDS
- Edited by Friedrich Kerst and Henry Edward Krehbiel
- BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
- PREFACE
- CONCERNING ART
- LOVE OF NATURE
- CONCERNING TEXTS
- ON COMPOSING
- ON PERFORMING MUSIC
- ON HIS OWN WORKS
- ON ART AND ARTISTS
- BEETHOVEN AS CRITIC
- ON EDUCATION
- ON HIS OWN DISPOSITION AND CHARACTER
- THE SUFFERER
- WORLDLY WISDOM
- GOD
- APPENDIX
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