Sonata : a memoir of pain and the piano / Andrea Avery.
By: Avery, Andrea [author.]
Language: Unknown language code Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth editionDescription: xix, 250 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781681774091; 1681774097Subject(s): Avery, Andrea, 1977- -- Health | Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Sonatas, D. 960, piano, B♭ major | Rheumatoid arthritis -- Patients -- Biography | Pianists -- United States -- BiographyGenre/Form: Autobiographies. | Autobiographies.DDC classification: 616.72270092 | 362.19672270092 LOC classification: RC933 | A94 2017| Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| RC454.4 .W554 2017 The Wiley handbook of developmental psychopathology / | RC489 .W955 2016 The Wiley handbook of art therapy / | RC533 .W955 2017 The Wiley handbook of obsessive compulsive disorders / | RC 933 A94 2017 Sonata : a memoir of pain and the piano / | RC965.A5 .D66 2016 Agricultural medicine : occupational and environmental health for the health professions / | Ref ML800 B33 1966 An encyclopedia of the violin / | Ref PN 1992.7 C66 2007 Write to TV : out of your head and onto the screen / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-250).
Allegro Giocoso/Quick, lively; joyful -- Andante all Zoppa/Walking, limping -- Largo Affannato/Slow, anguished.
"A rich and vibrant memoir that weaves chronic illness and classical music into a raw and inspiring tale of grace and determination. Andrea Avery, already a promising and ambitious classical pianist at twelve, was diagnosed with a severe case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that threatened not just her musical aspirations but her ability to live a normal life. As Andrea navigates the pain and frustration of coping with RA alongside the usual travails of puberty, college, sex, and just growing-up, she turns to music--specifically Franz Schubert's sonata in B-flat D960, and the one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein for strength and inspiration. The heartbreaking story of this mysterious sonata--Schubert's last, and his most elusive and haunting--is the soundtrack of Andrea's story. Sonata is a breathtaking exploration of a "Janus-head miracle"--Andrea's extraordinary talent and even more extraordinary illness. With no cure for her RA possible, Andrea must learn to live with this disease while not letting it define her, even though it leaves its mark on everything around her--family, relationships, even the clothes she wears. Yet in this riveting account, she never loses her wit, humor, or the raw artistry of a true performer."--Book jacket inside flap.
700-799 Fine Arts and Recreation
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