Sonata Mulattica
A Life in Five Movements and a Short Play
by Rita Dove
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In a book-length lyric narrative inspired by history and imagination, a much-celebrated poet re-creates the life of a nineteenth-century virtuoso violinist.
The son of a white woman and an "African Prince," George Polgreen Bridgetower (1780–1860) travels to Vienna to meet "bad-boy" genius Ludwig van Beethoven. The great composer's subsequent sonata is originally dedicated to the young mulatto, but George, exuberant with acclaim, offends Beethoven over a woman. From this crucial encounter evolves a grandiose yet melancholy poetic tale.
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Sonata Mulattica: A Life in Five Movements and a Short Play
2009, W. W. Norton & Co.
in English
- 1st ed.
0393070085 9780393070088
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Detailing the volatile relationship between the black violinist George Bridgetower and Beethoven, this is a "masterful collection" (Los Angeles Times).
The son of a white woman and an “African Prince,” George Polgreen Bridgetower (1780–1860) travels to Vienna to meet “bad-boy” genius Ludwig van Beethoven. The great composer’s subsequent sonata is originally dedicated to the young mulatto, but George, exuberant with acclaim, offends Beethoven over a woman. From this crucial encounter evolves a grandiose yet melancholy poetic tale. (W. W. Norton)
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