The Ninth : Beethoven and the world in 1824 / Harvey Sachs.

Author: Sachs, Harvey, 1946-

Imprint:New York : Random House, c2010.

Description225 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Note:A grand symphony with many voices -- 1824, or how artists internalize revolution -- Imagining the ninth -- To begin anew -- Postlude.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note:An analysis of Beethoven's seminal Ninth Symphony identifies it as a key cultural event that reflected major social upheavals, including the emergence of a dynamic Western world and changes in philosophical perspectives on individuality.

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