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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony has held musical audiences captive for close to two centuries. Honing in on the significance of the symphony in contemporary culture, this book establishes a dialog between Beethoven's world and ours. In particular, it outlines what is special about the Ninth in millennial culture, where music is encoded not only as score but also as digital technology.

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"Beethoven meets media theory in Alexander Rehding's wonderful and expansive account of Symphony No. 9. Taking the symphony's monumental challenges into the 21st century, Rehding offers a novel interpretation based on its recent performance and adaptation history, troubling our most fundamental understandings of music, communication and time in the process. A delightful and surprising read."-Jonathan Sterne, McGill University, author of MP3: The Meaning of a Format

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Contents Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Beethoven's Ninth for a New Millennium Chapter 2: Marking History Chapter 3: Marking Hearing Chapter 4: Marking Time Chapter 5: Marking Form Chapter 6: Marking Noise Select Bibliography

BEETHOVENS SYMPHONY NO. 9 OKS P Oxford Keynotes

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      Publisher Oxford University Press
      Published 11/16/2017 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780190299705
      978-0190299705
      ISBN-10 0190299703
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Beethoven's Ninth Symphony has held musical audiences captive for close to two centuries. Honing in on the significance of the symphony in contemporary culture, this book establishes a dialog between Beethoven's world and ours. In particular, it outlines what is special about the Ninth in millennial culture, where music is encoded not only as score but also as digital technology.

      Trade Review
      "Beethoven meets media theory in Alexander Rehding's wonderful and expansive account of Symphony No. 9. Taking the symphony's monumental challenges into the 21st century, Rehding offers a novel interpretation based on its recent performance and adaptation history, troubling our most fundamental understandings of music, communication and time in the process. A delightful and surprising read."-Jonathan Sterne, McGill University, author of MP3: The Meaning of a Format

      Table of Contents
      Contents Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Beethoven's Ninth for a New Millennium Chapter 2: Marking History Chapter 3: Marking Hearing Chapter 4: Marking Time Chapter 5: Marking Form Chapter 6: Marking Noise Select Bibliography

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