BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van 1770-1827

III Grandes Marches pour le Piano-Forte à quatre mains composées et dediées à Son Altesse Madame la Princesse regnante d'Esterhazy née Princesse de Lichtenstein ... Oeuv. 45 ... Pr. 1f 2fr 25 c. [Piano 4-hands]

Mayence: chez Charles Zulehner [PN 73], [ca. 1805].

Quarto. Disbound. [i] (title), 13, [i] (blank) pp. Engraved throughout.

With ownership signature to upper outer corner of title in contemporary brown ink; several annotations in pencil including fingerings, dynamics, and accidentals.

Slightly trimmed; occasional minor foxing and soiling, mainly to blank margins; spine reinforced with narrow strip of early paper.

Early edition. LvBWV I, p. 246.

These three marches, scored for piano 4-hands, incorporate a wide range of dynamics, register, and textures that complement the dotted March rhythms, including Alberti basses, arpeggios, and triplets.

"From his success at combining tradition and exploration and personal expression, [Beethoven] came to be regarded as the dominant musical figure of the 19th century, and scarcely any significant composer since his time has escaped his influence or failed to acknowledge it. For the respect his works have commanded of musicians, and the popularity they have enjoyed among wider audiences, he is probably the most admired composer in the history of Western music." Joseph Kerman, Alan Tyson, Scott G. Burnham, Douglas Johnson, and William Drabkin in Grove Music Online.

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