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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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influence in the musical arts,
By Milo Archreach (Grantham PA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: After Beethoven: The Imperative of Originality in the Symphony (Hardcover)
Bonds successfully explores how Romantic-era composers dealt with the power of Beethoven using, in part, the literary theories of Harold Bloom as a model for his methodology. A good, clearly defined premise and an easily understood read for anyone interested in rhetoric and influence studies.
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Essential Reading,
By Michael W Morse (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: After Beethoven: The Imperative of Originality in the Symphony (Hardcover)
A worthy follow-up to the author's _Wordless Rhetoric_, this book studies 5 pieces in great detail, including a lesser-known cantata by Mendelssohn and Berlioz's _Harold in Italy_. The explorations are devoted and careful, abd remarkably free of scholarly cant. From them, Bonds illuminates much about musical thinking and life in the 19thc. and beyond.Extremely well written, thoughtful, thought-provoking and intelligent. Much recommended! |
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After Beethoven: The Imperative of Originality in the Symphony by Mark Evan Bonds (Hardcover - January 1, 1997)
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