THE MUSIC OF ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH, BEETHOVEN'S PATRON, PUPIL, AND FRIEND (AUSTRIA).
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Title
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THE MUSIC OF ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH, BEETHOVEN'S PATRON, PUPIL, AND FRIEND (AUSTRIA).
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Identifier
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AAI8319773
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identifier
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8319773
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Creator
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KAGAN, SUSAN.
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Contributor
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Michael Griffel | Edward O.D. Downes
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Date
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1983
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Music
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Abstract
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Archduke Rudolph (1788-1831) of the Imperial Austrian family, Cardinal-Archbishop of Olmutz from 1819 until his death, played multiple roles of importance in Viennese musical life: loyal patron of Beethoven and dedicatee of many of his most valued works, Protector of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, and owner of one of the largest collections of music in private hands. The least known of his roles is that of his activity as a composer and his relationship with Beethoven for almost three decades as his only composition student. Under Beethoven's tutelage, Archduke Rudolph produced a small but well-crafted body of works, primarily for piano, chamber ensemble, and voice; principal among them is a set of Forty Variations on a theme by Beethoven (published 1819) for piano. Beethoven wrote detailed corrections and emendations on several of Rudolph's autographs, including five pages of his own autograph sketches indicating changes to be made in the Forty Variations. The two primary archival sources for Rudolph's compositions are the State Castle in Kromer(')iz (formerly Kremsier), Czechoslovakia, and the archive of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna. The manuscripts in Kromeriz, all autographs, comprise finished works and hundreds of sketches; the Gesellschaft has manuscript copies along with several important autographs.;Chapter I is a biographical overview of Archduke Rudolph and his milieu. Chapter II describes the extant theoretical exercises and other remnants of Rudolph's music studies. In Chapters III through VIII, his entire oeuvre is discussed and evaluated by genre; critical analyses are given of several key works. Beethoven's corrections are shown where they occur in the manuscripts and are discussed in detail, supplying a unique opportunity to view Beethoven in the unaccustomed role of teacher. Appendix 1 describes and illustrates the ten handwritten catalogues in which the Archduke himself recorded the contents of his music and music book collection. Appendix 2 gives original language tests for letters and other materials. Appendix 3 contains a thematic catalogue of Archduke Rudolph's complete works, including fragments and transcriptions.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy Restricted.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Music