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25 June 2024

• diffhist Page:Sarawak Gazette 4 January 1907 Issue No 492.pdf/17‎ 07:35 +138‎ ‎110.159.236.250 talk‎
• diffhist Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/88‎ 06:32 −7‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎
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• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/88‎ 06:32 +1,375‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "life may be better, less troubled by cares than mine. Recommend to your children virtue; it alone can bring happiness, not money. I speak from experience. It was virtue which bore me up in time of trouble; to her, next to my art, I owe thanks for my not having laid violent hands on myself. Farewell, and love one another. My thanks to all friends, especially ''Prince Lichnovsky and Professor Schmidt''. I should much like one of you to keep as an heirloom...) Tag: Not proofread
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• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/46‎ 06:28 +2,255‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "Beethoven suddenly broke off the C minor Symphony to write the Fourth Symphony at a single sitting without his usual sketches. Happiness had come to him. In May 1806, he was betrothed to Theresa von Brunswick.<ref>Or to be more exact, Theresa Brunsvik. Beethoven had met the Brunsviks at Vienna between 1796 and 1799. Giulietta Guicciardi was the cousin of Theresa. Beethoven seems also to have been attracted at one period by one of Theresa's sisters, Josep...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/89‎ 06:22 +2‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/89‎ 06:21 +1,077‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "On the fourth side of the large Will sheet:— Heiginstadt, October, 1802, thus I take my farewell of thee—and, indeed, sadly—yes, that fond hope which I entertained when I came here, of being at any rate healed up to a certain point, must be entirely abandoned. As the leaves of autumn fall and fade, so it has withered away for me; almost the same as when I came here do I go away—even the high courage which often in the beautiful summer days quickened me,...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/87‎ 06:17 +1,542‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "state. ''Patience'', I am told, I must choose as my guide. I have done so—lasting, I hope, will be my resolution to bear up until it pleases the in- exorable Parcae to break the thread. Foroed, already in my 28th year,<ref>Beethoven was at the time in his 3and year; but he never knew precisely his age.</ref> to become a philosopher it is not easy; for an artist more difficult than for any one else. O Divine Being, Thou Who lookest down into my inmost sou...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/45‎ 06:13 +4‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/45‎ 06:13 +1,810‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "often I should always be very valiant";<ref>Robert de Keudell, German Ambassador in Rome: Bismarck and his family, 1901. Robert de Keudell played this Sonata to Bismarck on an indifferent piano on 30th October, 1870, at Versailles. Bismarck remarked regarding the latter part of the work: "The sighs and struggles of a whole life are in this music." He preferred Beethoven to all other composers, and more than once affirmed "Beethoven's music more than any...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/44‎ 06:08 +2,140‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "of the Symphony in C minor, 1805 to 1808, the grand epic of glory. This is really the first music breathing the revolutionary feeling. The soul of the times lives again in it with the intensity and purity which great events have for those mighty and solitary souls who live apart and whose impressions are not contaminated by contact with the reality. Beethoven's spirit reveals itself, marked with stirring events, coloured by the reflections of these great...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/43‎ 06:03 +1,651‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "In many of his works one is struck by the powerful and energetic march rhythms, full of the fighting spirit. This is especially noticeable in the ''Allegro'' and the ''Finale'' of Second Symphony, and still more in the first movement, full of superb heroism, of the Violin Sonata dedicated to the Emperor Alexander. The war-like character of this music recalls the period in which it was written. The Revolution had reached Vienna. Beethoven was completely c...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/42‎ 05:56 +1,534‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "It infirmity; and then {{....}} no, I can bear it no longer. I will wage war against destiny. shall not overcome me completely. Oh, how fine it would be to live a thousand lives in one!"<ref>To Wegeler.</ref> This love of his, this suffering, this resignation, these alternations of dejection and pride, these "soul-tragedies are all reflected in the great compositions written in 1802—the Sonata with the Funeral March, Opus 26; the ''Sonata quasi una Fant...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/41‎ 05:51 +1,657‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "being cut to the heart. In that dark hour he was on the verge of suicide. Only his strong moral force saved him.<ref>"Bring up your children to be virtuous. That alone can make them happy; money will not. I speak from experience. It is that which sustained me in my misery. Virtue and Art alone have saved me from taking my own life." And in another letter, and May, 1810, to Wegeler: "If I had not read somewhere that a man ought not to take his own life so...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/40‎ 05:46 +1,679‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "change has been brought about by the charm of a dear girl; she loves me and I love her. These are the first happy moments I have had for two years."<ref>To Wegeler, 16 November, 1801.</ref> He paid dearly for them. From the first, this love made him feel more keenly the misery of the infirmity which had overtaken him and the precarious conditions of his life which made it impossible for him to marry the one he loved. Moreover, Giulietta was a flirt, chil...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/85‎ 05:40 +1,144‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "{{c|{{l|THE HEILIGENSTADT WILL.<ref>Translation by J. S. Shedlock. See footnote, page 65.</ref>}}}} {{c|For my brothers CARL and —— BEETHOVEN.}} O ye men who regard or declare me to be malignant, stubborn or cynical, how unjust are ye towards me! You do not know the secret cause of my seeming so. From childhood onward, my heart and mind prompted me to be kind and tender, and I was ever inclined to accomplish great deeds. But only think that during the...) Tag: Not proofread

24 June 2024

• diffhist N Page:Book of Mormon (1830, bookofmormonacco1830smit).pdf/5‎ 14:30 +1,520‎ ‎76.18.121.191 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "THE BOOK OF MORMON: AN ACCOUNT WRITTEN BY THE HAND OF MOR- MON, UPON PLATES TAKEN FROM THE PLATES OF NEPHI Wherefore it is an abridgment of the Record of the People of Nephi; and also of the Lamanites; written to the Lamanites. which are a remnant of the House of Israel; and also to Jew and Gentile; written by way of commandment, and also by the spirit of Prophesy and of Revelation. Written, and sealed up, and hid up unto the LORD, that they might n...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/39‎ 06:32 −10‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/39‎ 06:31 +1,514‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "to have always been of the purest kind. With him there was no connection between passion and pleasure. The confusion established between the two things nowadays only shows how little most men know of passion and its extreme rarity. Beethoven had something of the Puritan in his nature; licentious conversation and thoughts were abhorrent to him; he had always unchangeable ideas on the sanctity of love. {{....}} It is said that he could not forgive Mozart f...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/124‎ 06:12 0‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/124‎ 06:08 +1,169‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "Society. I have once more written to Sir Smart about it. On the 27th of February I underwent the fourth operation, and there are visible symptoms that I shall have to suffer a fifth. What does it tend to, and what will become of me if it continues for some time longer? A hard lot, indeed, has fallen upon mel However, I submit to the will of fate, and only pray to God so to ordain it in His divine will, that I may be protected from want as long as I have...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/123‎ 06:05 −2‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/123‎ 06:05 +1,280‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "my illness will surely last till the middle of summer, and what will then become of me? How shall I then manage to live till I have recovered strength enough to gain my own living by my pen? In short, I will not trouble you further with my complaints, and refer only to my letter of the 22nd of February, asking you to use all your influence to induce the Philharmonic Society to carry out their former resolution concerning the concert for my benefit. {{c|...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/122‎ 06:01 +9‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎
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• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/122‎ 05:59 +1,260‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "'Frau Steffen said,"<ref>Quotation from a well-known song.</ref> in short, Stephen wished to send you these things if some opportunity offered, but they remained lying here up to this date; moreover until now, it was difficult to send them back. You will now get the portrait by post, through Schott and Co., who also send you the music. I should like to tell you still much more, but I am too weak, thus I can only embrace you and your Lorchen in spirit. Wi...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/121‎ 05:49 +1‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/121‎ 05:49 +1,309‎ ‎86.60.40.58 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "me , and not without many tears will you receive this letter . A beginning is now made , and you will soon get another letter , and the more frequently you write , the more pleasure will you give me . No inquiry is necessary on either side concerning our friendship ; and so , farewell . I beg you to kiss and embrace your dear Lorchen and the children in my name , and at the same time to think of me . God be with you all. As always , your true friend who...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist Page:Sarawak Gazette 4 January 1907 Issue No 492.pdf/17‎ 00:10 +115‎ ‎110.159.236.222 talk‎

23 June 2024

• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/120‎ 21:48 +1,446‎ ‎82.167.150.69 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "sought permission through the Embassy to be allowed to dedicate this work to the King, and it was granted. At Dr. Spiker's instigation, I was obliged myself to hand over to him the manuscript for the King, with the corrections in my own handwriting, as it was to be placed in the Royal Library. Something has been said to me about the red order of the Eagle, 2nd class; what will come of it, I do not know, for I have never sought such tokens of honour; yet...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/119‎ 21:46 +1,418‎ ‎82.167.150.69 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "course of things; every one must pursue and try to attain distinction in his calling; but the eternal unshaken foundations of virtue held us ever firmly united. Unfortunately, I cannot write to you to-day so much as I wished, as I am bedridden, and therefore confine myself to answering certain points of your letter. You write that I am somewhere spoken of as a natural son of the late King of Prussia; I, likewise, heard of this long ago, but have made it...) Tag: Not proofread
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• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/165‎ 21:38 +1,169‎ ‎82.167.150.69 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "{{c|{{l|THE PIANOFORTE SONATAS}} {{c|1st {{sc|Sonata}}, Op. 2, No. 1, in F minor.}} The first Sonata has the usual four movements of the Haydn form: ''Allegro—Adagio—Menuetto'' and ''Trio—Prestissimo''. The first and the last are in the usual Sonata form proper. The slow movement follows Mozartian lines. This Sonata is the first of the set of three in this Opus, which are all dedicated to Joseph Haydn, and the fact of such a superscription points to th...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/118‎ 21:33 +1‎ ‎82.167.150.69 talk‎
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/118‎ 21:33 +1,279‎ ‎82.167.150.69 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "times have been better for us than for hundreds of others. The greatest blessing is that we all keep well and that we have such good and noble children. Yes, they have hardly given us any trouble, and they are such merry and happy little people. Lenchen has had only one great grief; it was when our poor Burscheid died: a loss none of us will ever forget. Adieu, dear Beethoven, and think of us as the most loyal of friends. {{right{{sc|Eln. Wegeler.}}}} {...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/154‎ 21:24 +1,213‎ ‎82.167.150.69 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "it is, too, free from any vulgarity. A lovely bit of blue sky showing at the end, leads straight into the shepherd's song of thankfulness, which although containing several interesting points, the triple pedal at the opening with its horn yodel, etc., is somewhat lengthy and not very interesting. Beethoven had once intended to introduce words and chorus here, "Lord, we thank Thee," and it seems a pity that this idea was not carried out. {{c| 7th {{sc|Sym...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/160‎ 21:18 +646‎ ‎82.167.150.69 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "gests an unusual tuning of the drums in octaves. A ''fugato'' follows, after which the second subject enters in the unorthodox key of C major. It is here that many conductors take upon themselves to thicken Beethoven's wood-wind melody, with the brass instruments. The ''Trio'' is built up on a delightful double theme ushered in by the very first entry of the bass trombone. The ''Adagio'' opens with a melody of the utmost nobility, perfect in curve, and...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/159‎ 21:16 +791‎ ‎82.167.150.69 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "were taken up again and worked into a Finale for this Symphony. Ten years had elapsed between the completion of the Eighth Symphony and the consummation of the Ninth, the colossal first three movements of which are on the highest plane of all music. As to the complete success of the choral numbers, opinions differ widely. The first movement, colossal in conception and dignified in tone, has moods of great passion and wonderful tenderness. The opening the...) Tag: Not proofread
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• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/158‎ 21:13 +989‎ ‎82.167.150.69 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "The final movement is a masterpiece of construction and development which its astounding interruptions so amply justifies finally. {{missing score}} {{c|9th {{sc|Symphony}}, in D minor, With Final Chorus on Schiller's "Ode to Joy." (Op. 125). ''Allegro ma non troppo un poco maestoso—Molto vivace—Adagio molto e cantabile—Choral Finale'' }} It is important to remember, as M. Romain Rolland has reminded us, that this is not a Choral Symphony in the stric...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/157‎ 21:09 +1,013‎ ‎82.167.150.69 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "months of the summer and early autumn of 1812. It is smaller in scale, slighter in texture, than the other symphonies. Erroneously regarded as a return to an earlier style, and labouring for some time under the absurd title of "Ballet-Symphony," it has been somewhat neglected in the past. Without the grandeur of the Fifth or the romance of the Seventh, it contains a lasting, if less easy, charm, perfect finish, and a rich fund of good humour. Only a smal...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/156‎ 21:07 0‎ ‎82.167.150.69 talk‎
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/156‎ 21:06 +922‎ ‎82.167.150.69 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "{{missing score}} making it a kind of Rondo—A, B, A, B, A—to say nothing of the humorous juxta-position of the two subjects near the end. The ''Finale'' is also planned on the big scale, colossal in force and mighty in stride. There is a curious perversity of scale in the First Subject as though Beethoven was no longer satisfied with the ordinary major. The marvellous stride of the Bass at the end is not the least amazing of the features in this wonder...) Tag: Not proofread
• diffhist N Page:Rolland - Beethoven, tr. Hull, 1927.pdf/155‎ 21:03 +1,069‎ ‎82.167.150.69 talk‎ (→‎Not proofread: Created page with "movement in 6-8 time, is full of a verve and vitality which seems to reach its fullest power on the horns and wind instruments with their tucketting rhythms. {{missing score}} The ''Coda'' amounts to a second development, and the whole movement goes with a splendid swing from beginning to end. Rhythm but of another kind is also paramount in the elegiac pageant-like movement designated ''Allegretto'', but curiously enough marked by Beethoven himself at...) Tag: Not proofread