Biography Help
I am looking for a fairly accurate and interesting biography about Beethoven. I have tried google and amazon searches and haven't really found anything that I am able to get from the library I work at or even from Mel (Michigan E-Library). Anything that I did find wasn't at a library, so if anyone has heard I would love to hear from you. I also understand that because he lived so long ago chances of getting something 100% accurate are slim but I don't want something that is totally off the wall not true either. So yeah if anyone has a suggestion I would love to hear it
The one book that I thought would be interesting is: The Thundering Silence: A Story of Ludwig Von Beethoven but apparently no library in Michigan has it unless I just wasn't looking hard enough.
Thanks again!
Shannon
The one book that I thought would be interesting is: The Thundering Silence: A Story of Ludwig Von Beethoven but apparently no library in Michigan has it unless I just wasn't looking hard enough.
Thanks again!
Shannon
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Permalink Reply by Ann Kingman on -
Not really a biography, but BEETHOVEN'S HAIR is a fascinating look at the modern-day discovery of what did indeed cause Beethoven's death. There is some background on Beethoven and his life, though it is not a full biography. I read this several years ago, and it's an excellent read.
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Permalink Reply by Shannon Cook on -
Thanks, I'll see if I can find that somewhere.
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Permalink Reply by Erik G on -
Hi Shannon!
You should try out Openlibrary, they have many books on him http://openlibrary.org/search?q=Beethoven&ftokens=%2Cmhsncqbxgk...
or Internet archives http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Beethoven%20AND%20collectio...
Both links give you the titles available on him.
You will find among many
The Life Of Ludwig Van Beethoven by HENRY EDWARD KREHBIEL
The life of Beethoven by Anton Schindler
Erik
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Permalink Reply by Erik G on
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If you don't like any of them you have always the option to go to a bookshop
or browse amazon :)
Beethoven (Revised Edition) ~ Maynard Solomon
Ludwig Van Beethoven (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) ~ Mike Venezia
Beethoven: The Music and the Life ~ Lewis Lockwood
Beethoven's Hair: An Extraordinary Historical Odyssey and a Scienti... ~ Russell Martin
Beethoven: The Universal Composer (Eminent Lives) ~ Edmund Morris
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