Beethoven, a character study; together with Wagner's indebtedness to Beethoven

by George Alexander Fischer

• Man of genius, elation of, [98].
• Mantua, Mozart at, [28].
• Maria Louisa, of Spain, [81].
• Marie Antoinette, [45].
• Marengo, battle of, [42].
• Marlowe, Christopher, [224].
• Mass, the, a great art-form, [73],
  • Stateliness of, [144],
  • Canon of, [232],
  • Sanctus of, [232],
  • Benedictus of, [232].
• Mass in C, Beethoven's, [73] et seq., [160],
  • German version of, [147].
• Mass in D, Beethoven's (or Grand Mass), [39], [47], [51], [96], [100], [123], [144], [147], [150], [160], [161], [162], [163]-[164], [166], [172], [183], [234], [236],
  • Agnus Dei, [169], [219],
  • Apotheosis of friendship, [146],
  • Benedictus, trombones in, [231],
  • Credo, [153], [169], [234],
  • Soli of, [153],
  • Celestial harmonies in, [235],
  • Congenial work to Beethoven, [146],
  • and the copyist, [188],
  • Beethoven's absorption in, [147], [160],
  • Christe eleison, [151],
  • Et incarnatus of, [234],
  • Interpretation by the orchestra, [150],
  • Lydian and Dorian modes in, [147],
  • Marvels of, [154],
  • Mysticism of, [96],
• Mass, a Symphony to Wagner's view, [150],
  • Subscription price of, [154],
  • Sale of score, [182],
  • proceeds from, [183],
  • First production by Prince Galitzin, [192],
  • Preludium in, [232], [233],
  • Kyrie of, [101], [124], [151], [153], [163], [169], [171], [186], [219],
  • Splendor of conception of, [151],
  • its symphonic style, [151],
  • German direction in, [153],
  • Loss of manuscript of, [186],
  • its rhythm, [151].
• Melusina, [160].
• Mendelssohn, [232], [236].
• Messiah, The, [139].
• Metaphysical, [2].
• Metronome, inventor of, [104].
• Metternich, Prince, [102].
• Meyerbeer, [105], [225].
• Minorites, church of, [7], [211].
• Minuet, the, [133].
• Mödling, [147].
• Monasteries, old chorales of, [147].
• "Moonlight" Sonata, [35]-[36].
• Moscheles, [103], [105],
  • and piano arrangement of Fidelio, [106].
• Mount of Olives, [35].
• Mozart, [9], [20], [22], [28], [33], [46], [48], [50]-[51], [79], [100], [134], [139], [225], [227],
  • Early death of, [191],
  • Genius of, [140],
  • his precocity, [8],
  • praised by Beethoven, [140],
  • Requiem, [51], [212],
  • Sonatas, [34], [139],
  • his widow, [31],
  • his operas at Bonn, [14].
• Mozart's Mass in B♭, [51], [73],
  • Agnus Dei of, [73],
  • Et incarnatus of, [73],
  • Kyrie of, [75].
• Mozart and Haydn, [11], [20], [33], [73], [74], [75], [131].
• Music, its function, [4],
  • outward expression of, [39],
  • dramas, great, [231],
  • a language, [226], [227],
  • Religious, [144],
  • Origin in the dance, [99].
• Musician, the, social obligations of, [39].
• Mystery in life, [153], [225].
• Mysticism, and the artistic nature, [144].

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• Napoleon, [41], [44], [54], [83], [103], [191],
  • Arch-enemy of Austria, [42],
  • Campaign against Austria, [41], [42],
  • escapes from Elba, [109],
  • declared emperor, [44],
  • Greatest military achievement, [42],
  • In the toils, [107],
  • Marriage to Archduchess Maria Louisa, [102],
  • Marriage to Josephine, [43],
  • overruns Germany, [69],
  • takes Vienna, [54].
• National opera at Bonn, [13].
• Neate, Charles, [182].
• Neefe, Beethoven's teacher, [6], [7], [17].
• New Testament, [161].
• Nietzsche, Friederich, [40], [216].
• Ninth Symphony (choral), [29], [96], [100], [166], [167], [172], [181], [196], [226],
  • Choral finale, [170],
  • an outburst of joy at deliverance, [164],
  • First movement of, [163],
  • First performance in this country, [165],
  • Psychological problems in, [162],
  • Sontag, and soprano part of, [160],
  • Trombones in, [230],
  • Variations in, [157].
• Nohl, [186].
• North America, [166], [180].

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• Ode to Joy, revolutionary spirit of, [165].
• Odeschalchi, Princess, [61].
• Opera, the, an alien soil to Beethoven, [49],
  • as a work of art, [50],
  • a combination of arts, [51].
• Operatic composition, [52].
• Orchestra, range and mobility of, [150],
  • More important than voices, [150],
  • its resources increased through Beethoven, [3].
• Orchestral forms, development of, [99].
• Ossian-like dæmonism, [149].
• Ossian Songs (Schubert), [206].

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• Pain of existence, [132].
• Palestrina, [234],
  • Masses of, [143].
• Paris Conservatoire, [16].
• Parsifal, [164] (footnote), [231], [235],
  • mysticism of, Prelude to, [235].
• Passion music, [35], [144].
• Pastoral Sonata, [35].
• Pastoral Symphony (see Sixth Symphony).
• Patriotism and altruism, [43].
• Paur, Emil, [166].
• Pedal-point, [231].
• Pennsylvania, Founding of, libretto, [156].
• Persian literature, [140].
• Pessimism, [132].
• Pinnacle of greatness, [40].
• Pity, and the divine in man, [164].
• Plagal mode, [234].
• Plato, [230],
  • Republic, [140].
• Playing from manuscript, [10].
• Philharmonic Society of New York, [166].
• Philharmonic Society of London [200], [207].
• Philip III, of Spain, daughter of, [204].
• Prague, [9], [109].
• Problem of life, [77], [164].
• Prometheus, Ballet, [33], [34], [35].
• Prussia, King of, [154].
• Psychological element, the, [27].

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• Quartet, the, [98], [191], [194],
  • Last quartets, [96], [100], [158], [191]-[192], [194], [195],
  • Mysticism of, [96], [195],
  • Psychological qualities of, [195], [218],
  • Spirituality of, [195],
  • Variations in, [157],
  • Written in great mental trouble, [194].
• Quartet, in A minor, [187],
  • in C♯ minor, [195], [199], [203],
  • its dedication, [208],
  • in B♭, cavatina of, [194],
  • new finale of, [203],
  • see chamber-music, also Rasoumowsky quartets.

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