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Named Person: | Claudio Monteverdi; George Frideric Handel; Ludwig van Beethoven; Hector Berlioz; Igor Stravinsky; Claudio Monteverdi; George Frideric Handel; Ludwig van Beethoven; Hector Berlioz; Igor Féodorovitch Stravinski; Ludwig van Beethoven; Hector Berlioz; Georg Friedrich Händel; Claudio Monteverdi; Igor Stravinsky; Claudio Monteverdi; Georg Friedrich Händel; Ludwig van Beethoven; Hector Berlioz; Igor Stravinsky |
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Document Type: | Book |
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Thomas Forrest Kelly |
ISBN: | 0300077742 9780300077742 9780300091052 0300091052 |
OCLC Number: | 42593025 |
Description: | xvi, 387 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
Contents: | Claudio Monteverdi, Orfeo, Saturday, February 24, 1607 -- George Frideric Handel, Messiah, Tuesday, April 13, 1742, 12 noon -- Ludwig van Beethoven, Ninth symphony, Friday, May 7, 1824, 7:00 p.m. -- Hector Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique, Sunday, December 5, 1830, 2 p.m. -- Igor Stravinsky, Le sacre du printemps, Thursday, May 29, 1913, 8:45 p.m. |
Responsibility: | Thomas Forrest Kelly. |
Abstract:
This book takes a look back at the debut performances of five famous musical compositions: Monteverdi's "Orfeo", Handel's "Messiah", Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony", Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique" and Stravinsky's "Sacre du Printemps". It aims to re-capture the atmosphere of these events.
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"Kelly's engaging, fast-paced narrative makes music, an ineffable art, come alive for the general reader. This is a book that anyone with an interest in the arts can read and enjoy." Craig Wright, Yale University Read more...
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- Monteverdi, Claudio, -- 1567-1643. -- Orfeo.
- Handel, George Frideric, -- 1685-1759. -- Messiah.
- Beethoven, Ludwig van, -- 1770-1827. -- Symphonies, -- no. 9, op. 125, -- D minor.
- Berlioz, Hector, -- 1803-1869. -- Symphonie fantastique.
- Stravinsky, Igor, -- 1882-1971. -- Vesna svi︠a︡shchennai︠a︡.
- Monteverdi, Claudio, -- 1567-1643. -- Orfeo
- Handel, George Frideric, -- 1685-1759 -- Messiah.
- Beethoven, Ludwig van, -- 1770-1827 -- Symphonies, -- no 9, op. 125, -- ré mineur.
- Berlioz, Hector, -- 1803-1869 -- Symphonie fantastique.
- Stravinski, Igor Féodorovitch, -- 1882-1971. -- Sacre du printemps
- Messiah (Handel, George Frideric)
- Orfeo (Monteverdi, Claudio)
- Symphonie fantastique (Berlioz, Hector)
- Symphonies (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
- Vesna svi︠a︡shchennai︠a︡ (Stravinsky, Igor)
- Beethoven, Ludwig van -- 1770-1827 -- Sinfonien -- Nr. 9 -- op. 125 -- d-Moll
- Berlioz, Hector -- 1803-1869 -- Symphonie fantastique
- Händel, Georg Friedrich -- 1685-1759 -- Messiah
- Monteverdi, Claudio -- 1567-1643 -- L' Orfeo
- Stravinsky, Igor -- 1882-1971 -- Le sacre du printemps
- Monteverdi, Claudio. -- Orfeo.
- Händel, Georg Friedrich. -- Messiah.
- Beethoven, Ludwig van. -- Sinfonie op. 125.
- Berlioz, Hector. -- Symphonie fantastique.
- Stravinsky, Igor. -- Sacre du printemps.
- Music -- First performances.
- Musique -- Premières
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