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This is the first fulllength published study of Beethovens songs. All thecomposers songs with piano are included with full German texts andtranslations together with comprehensive notes on the poetry and the music.The inclusion of unfinished songs gives a fascinating insight into Beethovenscompositional methods. An introductory essay considers reasons for the relativeneglect of the songs the significance of Beethovens choice of texts hiscrucial role in the development of German artsong and specific aspects such aschoice of key. Throughout the book poetic and musical texts are discussed intheir historical context and in the overall context of Beethovens life andmusic. It is anticipated that this book like its predecessor The SchubertSong Companion will encourage the performance and study of an important butcomparatively neglected aspect of the work of the worlds most celebratedcomposer. «
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