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Title Beethoven’s famous Fifth Symphony opening was nearly abandoned, says music scholar Media name/outlet i News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 29/01/22 Description This sliding-doors moment was uncovered by professor of music Barry Cooper, the UK’s leading Beethoven scholar, while researching a book. As he examined a sketch that was previously considered to be part of the composer’s work on Symphony No.5, Prof Cooper became convinced the “da-da-da-dumm” theme was in fact conceived as part of a separate piano fantasia in April 1804. URL https://inews.co.uk/culture/arts/beethoven-fifth-symphony-opening-nearly-abandoned-music-scholar-1422771 Persons Barry Cooper
Keywords
- classical music
- Beethoven