Intrigue in Inexistence: Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony and the Influence of Hindsight and Posthumous Canonization on Western Art Music

Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759, often dubbed the “Unfinished Symphony,” is a topic of intrigue for musicians and scholars to this day, largely due to the fact that it is incomplete. Its popularity and acclaim come not from the music itself, but as a result of the posthumous associatio...

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Main Author: Jerill Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Libraries, The University of Western Ontario 2025-06-01
Series:Nota Bene
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Online Access:https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/notabene/article/view/21337
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