{"product_id":"the-beethoven-sonatas-and-the-creative-experience-9780253213822","title":"The Beethoven Sonatas and the Creative Experience","description":"\u003cp\u003e . . . one of the most interesting, useful and even exciting books on the process of musical creation. --American Music Teacher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e . . . noteworthy contribution . . . with plenty of insight into interpretation . . . remarkable as an insider's account of the works in an individual perspective. --European Music Teacher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrake groups the Beethoven piano sonatas according to their musical qualities, rather than their chronology. He explores the interpretive implications of rhythm, dynamics, slurs, harmonic effects, and melodic development and identifies specific measures where Beethoven skillfully employs these compositional devices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth O. Drake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253213822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenneth Drake is Professor Emeritus of Piano at the University of Illinois and author ofThe Sonatas of Beethoven as He Played and Taught Them. He is active as a performer on period pianos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCover illustration: The Beethoven Broadwood fortepiano. Courtesy of the Hungarian National Museum. Photo by Sheila Rock, Thorn EMI London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39946303340659,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a33c8288-81b7-45ee-9943-8ce38eea9008.jpg?v=1648313517","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-beethoven-sonatas-and-the-creative-experience-9780253213822","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}