Name: That Jealous Demon, my Wretched Health: Disease, Death and Composers (Hardback)
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Author: Jonathan Noble
ISBN: 9781783272587

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That Jealous Demon, my Wretched Health: Disease, Death and Composers (Hardback)

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Boydell Press

Author

Jonathan Noble

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

400

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781783272587

Synopsis "That Jealous Demon, my Wretched Health: Disease, Death and Composers (Hardback) "

The health - and especially deaths - of composers excite controversy. Was Mozart really poisoned? Did Tchaikovsky commit suicide? How did Beethoven lose his hearing? Much good previous scholarship has been sullied by unsubstantiated views, and many composers' reputations have been unfairly tarnished by scandalous commentary, often involving alcoholism or syphilis. This book, by a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, charts the disturbed physical and mental health of 70 great composers. It attempts to unpick the evidence forensically and to define the cause of death based on the legal paradigm of a balance of probabilities. The author reviews where the composer was when the final illness or death overtook him and considers how many of them would have fared with modern treatment. Chapters are organised thematically, by illness; and numerous misconceptions, such as madness fuelling creativity, are challenged. The book relates the nature of composition to composers' suffering, showcasing much triumph in adversity, and, importantly, rehabilitates reputations. JONATHAN NOBLE is a retired surgeon, who has spent many years researching the illnesses and deaths of composers. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and was President of the British Association of Knee Surgeons as well as the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma Association. He looked after Test cricketers, Manchester United, and dancers and musicians in the North of England.

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