Learning with Ludwig - by Matthew Brown (Paperback)

About the Book

Beethoven's Freude theme--or "Ode to Joy"--is perhaps the most iconic melody ever created. This book sets out to show why the Freude theme has acquired this almost mythic status and what its use in the finale of the Ninth Symphony reveals about the mechanics of tonal composition.

About the Author

Matthew Brown is a British American musicologist who specializes in tonal theory and the music of Claude Debussy. Born in London. He is currently Professor of Music Theory at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.