03863cam a2200817 4500 1305247297 TxGeo 20240606120000.0 ||||||s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307960924 0307960927 B0084TWNUY Amazon 17f441b0-5a92-4390-88bd-4b90492c103a OverDrive (Reserve ID) 912823 OverDrive (Product ID) 201127 201127 201127 TxGeo Guerrieri, Matthew. The First Four Notes [Libby] : Beethoven's Fifth and the Human Imagination. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2012. Biography. history of music. Cultural. Revolution. beethoven. philosophy. Performance. World History. Boston. Instrumental. Poetry. french. orchestra. gifts. Nietzsche. theory. composition. Blogger. Greek. classical. teacher. Adorno. history books. historical books. gifts for history buffs. books about music. music books. music history book. music biographies. music book. composing music. music biographies and autobiographies. history gifts. books about musicians. history buff gifts. history teacher gifts. gifts for musicians. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2179kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. History. Music. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>A <i>TIME</i> Magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Book of 2012<br /> A <i>New Yorker</i> Best Book of the Year<br /> <i>Los Angeles Magazine</i>'s #1 Music Book of the Year<br /></b><br /> A unique and revelatory book of music history that examines in great depth what is perhaps the best-known and most-popular symphony ever written and its four-note opening, which has fascinated musicians, historians, and philosophers for the last two hundred years.<br /> Music critic Matthew Guerrieri reaches back before Beethoven’s time to examine what might have influenced him in writing his Fifth Symphony, and forward into our own time to describe the ways in which the Fifth has, in turn, asserted its influence. He uncovers possible sources for the famous opening notes in the rhythms of ancient Greek poetry and certain French Revolutionary songs and symphonies. Guerrieri confirms that, contrary to popular belief, Beethoven was not deaf when he wrote the Fifth. He traces the Fifth’s influence in China, Russia, and the United States (Emerson and Thoreau were passionate fans) and shows how the masterpiece was used by both the Allies and the Nazis in World War II. Altogether, a fascinating piece of musical detective work—a treat for music lovers of every stripe. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-06-05 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=17F441B0-5A92-4390-88BD-4B90492C103A&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=17F441B0-5A92-4390-88BD-4B90492C103A&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=17F441B0-5A92-4390-88BD-4B90492C103A&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) QS5