Title The possessor and the possessed : Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, and the idea of musical genius / Peter Kivy

Published New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 287 pages) : illustrations Series Yale series in the philosophy and theory of art Yale series in the philosophy and theory of art. Contents Contents -- Preface -- I Time out of Mind -- II Greatness of Mind -- III Breaking the Rule -- IV The Saxon or the Devil -- V The Genius and the Child -- VI The Little Man from Salzburg -- VII Giving the Rule -- VIII An Unlicked Bear -- IX Mozartâ€?s Second Childhood -- X Odd Men Out -- XI Beethoven Again -- XII Gendering Genius -- XIII Reconstructing Genius -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Summary Peter Kivy explores the concept of genius and how it came to be symbolized by the three great composers of the modern era Handel, Mozart and Beethoven Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-275) and index Notes Print version record Subject Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827 Händel, Georg Friedrich 1685-1759 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 1756-1791 Genius -- History Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- History Composers. Creativity -- history composers (people in music) MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Appreciation. Composers Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) Genius Genie Genialiteit. Componisten. Genre/Form History Biographies. Form Electronic book LC no. 2001017785 ISBN 0300135114 9780300135114 1281734748 9781281734747

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