The Hill Country Community Band, Beethoven, and Bonaparte: Exploring Heroism through the Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” in Eb Major, Op. 55
Allyson Bowman Local Music Journalist Ludwig Van Beethoven was in his mid-20s as he wrote his third symphony, at the time nearing deafness. Eroica, translated “Hero” in English, is an overall architectural feat of early modern music; although ultimately overshadowed by his later, more famous works, it was the first of its kind in epic nature and exemplary in the composer’s pioneering of dissonance as a mode of suspense. The […]
