Ludwig van Beethoven : the piano sonatas : history, notation, interpretation / Jan Marisse Huizing ; translated by Gerald R. Mettam.
| Author/creator | Huizing, Jan Marisse author. |
| Other author | Mettam, Gerald, 1945- translator. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021] |
| Copyright Date | ©2021 |
| Description | 1 online resource (x, 322 pages) : illustrations, music |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Ludwig van Beethoven. English |
| Portion of title | Piano sonatas : history, notation, interpretation |
| Contents | 1. The Sonatas: Overview-Form and Content -- 2. Beethoven's Pianism -- 3. The Piano in Beethoven's Time -- 4. Performance Practice and Beethoven's Notation -- Types of Touch -- From ""Common"" Touch to Legato -- Legato -- Prolonged Touch -- Detached Touch -- Beaming -- Pedaling -- Rubato -- Character and ""Heavy"" and ""Light"" Execution -- Meter and Metrical Construction -- Uneven Metrical Constructions -- Meter and Subdivisions -- Tempo -- The Metronome -- 5. The Editions -- 6. Style and Interpretation -- 7. The Recordings -- Appendix: Keyboard Actions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Autographs in Facsimile Editions -- Index of Sonatas -- Index of Persons. |
| Abstract | A comprehensive and immersive survey of thirty-five Beethoven piano sonatas. |
| General note | Translated from the German. |
| General note | "Originally published in German. Title of the original German edition: Ludwig van Beethoven : die Klaviersonaten, Interpretation und Aufführungspraxis by Jan Marisse Huizing, ED 21349, © 2012"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 01, 2021). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Huizing, Jan Marisse. Ludwig Van Beethoven. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021] 9780300251609 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| ISBN | 0300262744 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9780300262742 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
| Stock number | 22573/ctv22f68xk JSTOR |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |