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Discusses the notorious opposition between absolute and program music as a true dialectic that lies at the heart of nineteenth-century German music. This work contributes to our knowledge about some of Europe's most important music - and to contemporary controversies over how music should be understood and experienced.

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"Hermeneutics of the moment, both musical and historical, is the subject of this excellent book... Closely argued and full of fresh, interesting observations, Hoeckner moves the discourse on hermeneutics to new level."--Choice

Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables ix List of Examples xi Preface xv Introduction Musical Moments and the Moment of German Music 1 Chapter One Beethoven's Star 12 Chapter Two Schumann's Distance 51 Chapter Three Elsa's Scream 115 Chapter Four Liszt's Prayer 155 Chapter Five Schoenberg's Gaze 189 Chapter Six Echo's Eyes 224 Notes 266 Bibliography 317 Index 339

Programming the Absolute NineteenthCentury German

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/11/2002
      ISBN13: 9780691001494, 978-0691001494
      ISBN10: 0691001499

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Discusses the notorious opposition between absolute and program music as a true dialectic that lies at the heart of nineteenth-century German music. This work contributes to our knowledge about some of Europe's most important music - and to contemporary controversies over how music should be understood and experienced.

      Trade Review
      "Hermeneutics of the moment, both musical and historical, is the subject of this excellent book... Closely argued and full of fresh, interesting observations, Hoeckner moves the discourse on hermeneutics to new level."--Choice

      Table of Contents
      List of Figures and Tables ix List of Examples xi Preface xv Introduction Musical Moments and the Moment of German Music 1 Chapter One Beethoven's Star 12 Chapter Two Schumann's Distance 51 Chapter Three Elsa's Scream 115 Chapter Four Liszt's Prayer 155 Chapter Five Schoenberg's Gaze 189 Chapter Six Echo's Eyes 224 Notes 266 Bibliography 317 Index 339

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