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History Under Erasure: Wellingtons Sieg, the Congress of Vienna, and the Ruination of Beethoven's Heroic Style.

History Under Erasure: Wellingtons Sieg, the Congress of Vienna, and the Ruination of Beethoven's Heroic Style.

Authors :
Mathew, Nicholas
Source :
Musical Quarterly; Spring2006, Vol. 89 Issue 1, p17-61, 45p
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

The article focuses on the study of Beethoven's heroic symphonies, his Third Symphony, the Eroica, and "Wellingtons Sieg." It also mentions the Eroicasaal, a small room in Vienna's Lobkowitz palace where he has first performed Eroica. "The Imaginary Museum of Musical works" illustrates the musical architecture metaphor where a place survives with the music. Eroica's comparison to architecture is due to construction problems successfully resolved in music, according to Romain Rolland. Beethoven's friend and pupil, Ferdinand Ries says that "Eroica" is originally entitled "Bonaparte", but Beethoven changes it when he finds out that Bonaparte has declared himself Emperor. Beethoven later produces "Wellingtons Sieg," which critics consider the particularization of Eroica's abstraction.

Subjects

Subjects :
HEROIC virtue
MUSIC & architecture

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00274631
Volume :
89
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Musical Quarterly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
26154336
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/musqtl/gdk008