Beethoven's image beyond his lifetime : the significance of posthumous iconography for the reception of the composer, 1827-1902

At the time of his death in 1827, the image of Beethoven as we recognise him today was firmly fixed in the minds of his contemporaries. As his musical language continued to inspire composers, so too did artists respond to the challenge of maintaining and evolving his "heroic" image already...

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Main Author: Francis, Suzanne Marie
Published: University of East Anglia 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.527642