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The Eroica Symphony - Bibiliography

Historical Notes on Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, Op. 55

By Aaron Green, About.com

Written Resources

Berlioz, Hector. Berlioz’s Orchestration Treatise – A Translation and Commentary. Edited/Translated by Hugh MacDonald. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Conrad, Peter. The Hitchcock Murders. New York: Faber & Faber, 2001.

Joseph Kerman, Alan Tyson, Scott G. Burnham, Douglas Johnson: ‘The Symphonic Ideal’, The New Grove Dictionary of Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed 20 April 2003), <http://www.grovemusic.com/shared/views/article.html?section=music.40026.14>

Matthews, Denis. “Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (Eroica).” Notes to Beethoven, The Complete Symphonies, Volume I. CD. Musical Heritage Society, ID#532409H, 1994.

Rothstein, Edward, “Dissecting a ‘Masterpiece’ to Find Out How it Ticks,” The New York Times, Tuesday, 30 December 2000, Arts section.

Schonberg, Harold. The Lives of the Great Composers, Third Edition. New York: W.W. Norton & Company Ltd., 1997.

Solomon, Maynard. Beethoven, Second Revised Edition. New York: Schirmer, 1998.

Sound Recordings

Beethoven, Ludwig Van. Beethoven, The Complete Symphonies, Volume I. Walter Weller, Conductor. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. CD. Musical Heritage Society, ID#532409H, 1994.

Scores

Beethoven, Ludwig Van. Symphonies Nos. 1,2,3, and 4 in Full Score. New York: Dover, 1989.

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