{"product_id":"the-beethoven-sketchbooks-history-reconstruction-inventory","title":"The Beethoven Sketchbooks: History  Reconstruction  Inventory","description":"\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive description of Beethovens sketchbooks - bound books of music paper in which Beethoven made sketches for his compositions from about 1798 - has been long felt by Beethoven scholars. Although almost all the sketchbooks have survived in one form or another  it became clear in the 1960s that they were in a state of disarray. A reconstruction of their original condition was essential to the proper study of their musical contents. The book comprises:  Introductory chapters which summarize the ways in which past scholars have treated the sketches  explain the bewildering nomenclature that surrounds them  and proceed to more detailed discussions of the principal collections through which they passed. There is a central portion consisting of detailed accounts of individual desk and pocket sketchbooks. Each account follows the same basic plan: provenance of the manuscript  problems of reconstruction  chronology  contents  and structural chart. Later chapters deal with the sketc\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966193201205,"sku":"ByrdShop_0520048350","price":227.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780520048355.jpg?v=1770556902","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-beethoven-sketchbooks-history-reconstruction-inventory","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}