The Sonatas of Beethoven, as He Played and Taught Them

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Drake, Kenneth

DRAKE

Music

Indiana University Press

<p>The author has assembled instructions &amp; indications for the execution &amp; interpretation of all 32 sonatas &amp; several other piano works by Beethoven.Drake has drawn extensively from the composer's own words &amp; from the writing of several of his pupils &amp; contemporaries notably Czerny, Schindler, Moscheles, &amp; Ries.An introductory chapter deals with Beethoven's musical training, his relations with his students, and the characteristics of the piano for which he wrote. The author explores specific problems in the sonatas and, with the aid of nearly 350 musical excerpts, indicates Beethoven's own solutions. The musical excerpts are invaluable!Contents:The teacher &amp; his studentsTempo &amp; modifications of tempoDynamicsDeclamatory style, accentuation, slurs, &amp; touchesPedalingOrnamentationA point of referenceList of sonatas</p>

<p>An interpreter searching for meaning, Kenneth Drake begins with Beethoven's expressive treatment of the keyboard -- the variations of touch, articulation, line, color, use of silence, and the pacing of musical ideas. He then analyzes individual sonatas, exploring motivic development, philosophic overtones, and technical demands. Hundreds of musical examples illustrate this exploration of emotional and interpretive implications of ""the 32"". Here musicians are encouraged to exercise intuition and independence of thought, complementing their performance skills with logical conclusions about ideas and relationships within the score.</p>

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The Sonatas of Beethoven, as He Played and Taught Them

The Sonatas of Beethoven, as He Played and Taught Them

The Beethoven Sonatas and the Creative Experience