William Kinderman
Biographic Data
| ID | 1013086 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Kinderman |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Kinderman |
| SIGNATURE | KINDERMAN W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Claremont Colleges |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Communications
Communications William Kinderman The review by Barry Cooper of my book Beethoven: A Political Artist in Revolutionary Times in Fontes Artis Musicae (Vol. 68, No. 3 [July–September 2021], 273–276) contains errors. Professor Cooper writes that ‘the theory that the Eroica Sketchbook was begun in 1802 rather than 1803 (p. 65) is based on flawed evidence and has been comprehensively discredited’. However, the publication of Beethoven’s “Eroica” Sketch…
Beethoven and His World
Wagner's Parsifal
"William Kinderman's detailed study of Parsifal, described by the composer as his "last card," explores the evolution of the text and music of this inexhaustible yet highly controversial music drama across Wagner's entire career, and offers a reassessment of the ideological and political history of Parsifal, shedding new light on the connection of Wagner's legacy to the rise of National Socialism in Germany. The compositional genesis is traced th…
Parsifal as Art and Ideology
Wagner’s lifelong preoccupation with the legends of the Holy Grail culminated in his controversial last work Parsifal, a “stage dedication festival play” which during the fifty years after his death became a ceremonial centerpiece of proto-Nazi ideology at Bayreuth, though elsewhere it was regarded quite differently. Chamberlain and Lorenz among others sought to connect Wagner’s Parsifal to Hitler’s ascent. Fresh research shows that the connectio…
"Beethoven the Pianist" by Tilman Skowroneck
s intended biographer and a reliable witness, Beethoven considered his last sonatas the best that he had written for piano and added, "It is and remains an inadequate instrument." 1 The high demands of Beethoven's music for the instrument he masterly played are already evident in works like his three sonatas op. 2, or the Concerto in C major eventually published as Op. 15.The evolution of Beethoven's writing for piano is a rich and fascinating to…
Beethoven's Diabelli variations
The Late Sketches (1822–3)
The Early Sketches (1819)
William Kinderman to the Editor
Creativity, Life and Music
Beethoven's Compositional Process, North American Beethoven Studies
Classic Preoccupations
[Letter from William Kinderman]
Dramatic Recapitulation in Wagner's "Götterdämmerung"
Es una traducción de: Dramatic recapitulation in Wagner's Götterdämmerung. "19th-Century music", 1980. University of California Press.
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Dramatic Recapitulation in Wagner's "Götterdämmerung"
Es una traducción de: Dramatic recapitulation in Wagner's Götterdämmerung. "19th-Century music", 1980. University of California Press.
[Letter from William Kinderman]
Classic Preoccupations
Beethoven's Compositional Process, North American Beethoven Studies
Creativity, Life and Music
William Kinderman to the Editor
Beethoven's Diabelli variations
The Late Sketches (1822–3)
The Early Sketches (1819)
"Beethoven the Pianist" by Tilman Skowroneck
s intended biographer and a reliable witness, Beethoven considered his last sonatas the best that he had written for piano and added, "It is and remains an inadequate instrument." 1 The high demands of Beethoven's music for the instrument he masterly played are already evident in works like his three sonatas op. 2, or the Concerto in C major eventually published as Op. 15.The evolution of Beethoven's writing for piano is a rich and fascinating to…
Wagner's Parsifal
"William Kinderman's detailed study of Parsifal, described by the composer as his "last card," explores the evolution of the text and music of this inexhaustible yet highly controversial music drama across Wagner's entire career, and offers a reassessment of the ideological and political history of Parsifal, shedding new light on the connection of Wagner's legacy to the rise of National Socialism in Germany. The compositional genesis is traced th…
Parsifal as Art and Ideology
Wagner’s lifelong preoccupation with the legends of the Holy Grail culminated in his controversial last work Parsifal, a “stage dedication festival play” which during the fifty years after his death became a ceremonial centerpiece of proto-Nazi ideology at Bayreuth, though elsewhere it was regarded quite differently. Chamberlain and Lorenz among others sought to connect Wagner’s Parsifal to Hitler’s ascent. Fresh research shows that the connectio…
Beethoven and His World
Communications
Communications William Kinderman The review by Barry Cooper of my book Beethoven: A Political Artist in Revolutionary Times in Fontes Artis Musicae (Vol. 68, No. 3 [July–September 2021], 273–276) contains errors. Professor Cooper writes that ‘the theory that the Eroica Sketchbook was begun in 1802 rather than 1803 (p. 65) is based on flawed evidence and has been comprehensively discredited’. However, the publication of Beethoven’s “Eroica” Sketch…
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