Dedication_(art) Knowpia

In art, a dedication is the creation or attribution of a work of art as a tribute to or in honor of a person, place, or thing. The dedicatee may be the commissioner, conductor, premiere performer or musical ensemble, or patron. The work may be memorial.

In music, examples include many of Beethoven's works, such as the Piano Sonata Op. 109, dedicated to his friend Antonie Brentano's daughter Maximiliane.^[1]^[2]

In literature, examples include Vladimir Nabokov's dedication of works to his wife Véra.

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^ Anderson, Keith (2007). Beethoven: Piano Trios, Vol. 2 – Piano Trios Nos. 1, 2, 9 (CD). Naxos Records. 8.572343. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^ Cooper, Barry (2000). Beethoven. United States: Oxford University Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-0191592706.

[Anderson2007-1] Anderson, Keith (2007). Beethoven: Piano Trios, Vol. 2 – Piano Trios Nos. 1, 2, 9 (CD). Naxos Records. 8.572343. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

[CooperP225-2] Cooper, Barry (2000). Beethoven. United States: Oxford University Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-0191592706.

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