Beethoven's Heroic Symphony
$34.53
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2016
Summary
Clear storytelling and engaging artwork reveal the story behind Ludwig van Beethoven’s composition The Heroic Symphony.Discover the little-known story of Beethoven’s beloved masterwork.As the best pianist in Vienna, Ludwig van Beethoven had everything: talent, money, fame. But he also had a terrible secret. He was slowly going deaf. Though his hearing deserted him, the maestro never lost his music. Seeking inspiration for his compositions, Beethoven hit upon Napoleon Bonaparte, then considered a liberator and a folk hero.Soon after Beethoven completed the work, Napoleon declared himself Emperor of France; betrayed and enraged, Beethoven tore his copy of the score to pieces. But his friend Ferdinand rescued a copy, and in time, Beethoven renamed it Eroica: the Heroic Symphony, dedicated to hero in each and every one of us.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781580895309 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1580895301 |
| Author: | Anna Harwell Celenza, Joann E. Kitchel |
| Publisher: | Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2016 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 237mm x 237mm |
| Series: | Once Upon a Masterpiece |
| Audience Age: | 6-9 |
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Anna Harwell Celenza
Anna Harwell Celenza is a musicologist and the author of several books for children including SAINT-SAEN’S DANSE MACABRE, MUSSORGSKY’S PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION, and GERSHWIN’S RHAPSODY IN BLUE. Anna lives in Baltimore, Maryland, and is a professor of music at Georgetown University.
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