Beethoven's habit of composing by making many preliminary drafts and sketches was sufficiently unusual to attract attention even during his lifetime, and his creative process has attracted a good deal more attention since. This book incorporates the findings of recent studies on Beethoven's creative process and examines his underlying creative motivation, the interrelationships between his various works, and how his output was determined by external factors and his personal life. Including an introduction to his compositional methods and a detailed study of particular compositional problems...
Beethoven's habit of composing by making many preliminary drafts and sketches was sufficiently unusual to attract attention even during his lifetime, ...
Few books in Canada empirically and systematically examine the role journalists play in the news-making process. While there are several books that look at how journalists do their jobs, and others that examine the political process, none ? until now ? have analyzed the opinions of journalists and how the news is reported.
Focusing primarily on the political orientation of journalists, Miljan and Cooper investigate the link between what journalists believe about politics and how they report political issues. Using data gathered from interviews with over 800 Canadians and some 270...
Few books in Canada empirically and systematically examine the role journalists play in the news-making process. While there are several books that...
This important new work is a major analysis of the foundation of Eric Voegelin's political science. Barry Cooper maintains that the writings Voegelin undertook in the 1940s provide the groundwork for the brilliant book that is one of his best known, "The New Science of Politics." At the time of that book's publication, however, few were aware of the enormous knowledge and accomplished scholarship that lay behind its illuminating, although sometimes baffling, formulations.
By focusing on several of the key chapters in Voegelin's eight- volume "History of Political Ideas, " especially the...
This important new work is a major analysis of the foundation of Eric Voegelin's political science. Barry Cooper maintains that the writings Voegel...
Over the course of his varied and distinguished academic life, Eric Voegelin was often called upon by review editors of scholarly journals as well as by editors in the popular press to examine, summarize, and critically assess the work of other scholars, of statesmen, and of men of affairs. The contents of the books Voegelin reviewed mirror his changing interests over the years, including questions of method, points of legal philosophy and jurisprudence, and issues of race, war, and the aftermath of war. Of course, he was frequently called upon as well to review standard texts and new...
Over the course of his varied and distinguished academic life, Eric Voegelin was often called upon by review editors of scholarly journals as well ...
Johann Aloys Schlosser Barry Cooper Reinhard G. Pauly
This book has intrigued scholars, even though many have pointed out the flaws in Schlosser's 1827 biography. Beethoven scholar Barry Cooper puts Schlosser's work into perspective. It provides a contemporary view of the man and the musician and illuminates what was known and believed in Vienna and Prague in 1827.
This book has intrigued scholars, even though many have pointed out the flaws in Schlosser's 1827 biography. Beethoven scholar Barry Cooper puts Schlo...
A critical edition with German commentaries of the 35 Piano Sonatas by Professor Barry Cooper. Includes general introduction covering performance practice, including tempo, articulation, pedalling and dynamics, and commentary to each sonata, including history, full assessment of the sources and notes on interpretation. Introductory CD included.
A critical edition with German commentaries of the 35 Piano Sonatas by Professor Barry Cooper. Includes general introduction covering performance prac...
