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Schumann's Virtuosity

Criticism, Composition, and Performance in Nineteenth-Century Germany

By: Alexander Stefaniak

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Schumann's Virtuosity

Criticism, Composition, and Performance in Nineteenth-Century Germany

By: Alexander Stefaniak

“A valuable resource for musicologists, theorists, pianists, and aestheticians interested in reading about Schumann’s views on virtuosity.” —Notes Considered one of the greatest composers—and music critics—of the Romantic era, Robert Schumann (1810–1856) played an important role in shaping nineteenth-century German ideas about virtuosity. Forging his career in the decades that saw abundant public fascination with the feats and creations of virtuosos (Liszt, Paganini, and Chopin among others), Schumann engaged with instrumental virtuosity through not only his compositions and performances but also his music reviews and writings about his contemporaries. Ultimately, the discourse of virtuosity influenced the culture of Western “art music” well beyond the nineteenth century and into the present day. By examining previously unexplored archival sources, Alexander Stefaniak looks at the diverse approaches to virtuosity Schumann developed over the course of his career, revealing several distinct currents in nineteenth-century German virtuosity and the enduring flexibility of virtuosity discourse.

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Indiana University Press

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0253022096

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9780253022097

Becoming Clara Schumann

Performance Strategies and Aesthetics in the Culture of the Musical Canon

By: Alexander Stefaniak

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Becoming Clara Schumann

Performance Strategies and Aesthetics in the Culture of the Musical Canon

By: Alexander Stefaniak

Well before she married Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann was already an internationally renowned pianist, and she concertized extensively for several decades after her husband's death. Despite being tied professionally to Robert, Clara forged her own career and played an important role in forming what we now recognize as the culture of classical music. Becoming Clara Schumann guides readers through her entire career, including performance, composition, edits to her husband's music, and teaching. Alexander Stefaniak brings together the full run of Schumann's concert programs, detailed accounts of her performances and reception, and other previously unexplored primary source material to illuminate how she positioned herself within larger currents in concert life and musical aesthetics. He reveals that she was an accomplished strategist, having played roughly 1,300 concerts across western and central Europe over the course of her six-decade career, and she shaped the canonization of her husband's music. Extraordinary for her time, Schumann earned success and prestige by crafting her own playing style, selecting and composing her own concerts, and acting as her own manager. By highlighting Schumann's navigation of her musical culture's gendered boundaries, Becoming Clara Schumann details how she cultivated her public image in order to win over audiences and embody some of her field's most ambitious aspirations for musical performance.

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Indiana University Press

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0253058260

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9780253058263

Establishing a Research-Friendly Environment

A Hospital-Based Approach

By: Dorothy Y. Brockopp,Karen S. Hill,Andrew A. Bugajski,Alexander J. Lengerich

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Establishing a Research-Friendly Environment

A Hospital-Based Approach

By: Dorothy Y. Brockopp,Karen S. Hill,Andrew A. Bugajski,Alexander J. Lengerich

As the Magnet Recognition Program® continues to influence hospital-based nursing, the need to educate clinical nurses on how to conduct research is more important than ever. Establishing a Research-Friendly Environment: A Hospital-Based Approach is a unique text that helps clinical nurses conduct or participate in research that leads to better health care in hospitals. Each chapter includes an introduction, working definitions of key concepts, and resources required for success. The text also features numerous case examples that serve to highlight research done by nurses and health professionals in the field.

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208

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284180646

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9781284180640

Numerical prediction of curing and process-induced distortion of composite structures

By: Bernath, Alexander

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Numerical prediction of curing and process-induced distortion of composite structures

By: Bernath, Alexander

Fiber-reinforced materials offer a huge potential for lightweight design of load-bearing structures. However, high-volume production of such parts is still a challenge in terms of cost efficiency and competitiveness. Numerical process simulation can be used to analyze underlying mechanisms and to find a suitable process design. In this study, the curing process of the resin is investigated with regard to its influence on RTM mold filling and process-induced distortion.

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KIT Scientific Publishing

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3731510634

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9783731510635

The Controversy of Renaissance Art

By: Alexander Nagel

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The Controversy of Renaissance Art

By: Alexander Nagel

Sansovino successively dismantled and reconstituted the categories of art-making. Hardly capable of sustaining a program of reform, the experimental art of this period was succeeded by a new era of cultural codification in the second half of the sixteenth century. --

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University of Chicago Press

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0226567729

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9780226567723

Becoming Clara Schumann

Performance Strategies and Aesthetics in the Culture of the Musical Canon

By: Alexander Stefaniak

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Performance Strategies and Aesthetics in the Culture of the Musical Canon

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Schumann's Virtuosity

Schumann's Virtuosity

Becoming Clara Schumann

Becoming Clara Schumann

Establishing a Research-Friendly Environment

Establishing a Research-Friendly Environment

Numerical prediction of curing and process-induced distortion of composite structures

Numerical prediction of curing and process-induced distortion of composite structures

The Controversy of Renaissance Art

The Controversy of Renaissance Art

Becoming Clara Schumann

Becoming Clara Schumann

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