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Music and Medicine

Medical Profiles of Great Composers

John O'Shea author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:28th Apr '94

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BL Fascinating medical histories of 20 composers, explained without the use of medical jargon The lives of many great composers were beset by sever pain and disease, often exacernbated by the dubious medical practices of the time. Drawing on recent research, John O'Shea describes their courage in the face of illness and offers explanations to such mysteries as the cause of Mozart's death, of Beethoven's deafness, and Robert Schumann's mental breakdown.

`A useful introduction to the connections between medical biography and the creative activity of composers' Music and Letters

ISBN: 9780460861069

Dimensions: 233mm x 140mm x 21mm

Weight: 413g

264 pages