Study on the impact of the DENORA's book (1995) and discussion of the concepts that come to light, from a sociological approach to the phenomenon of "creative genius"; the emergence of the concept of "serious music" as opposed to entertainment; strategies of occupation of a particular cultural field and its applications in new contexts. All factors that elected Beethoven are inoperative in a world where new rules are imposed on artistic production, as much as on the production of goods in general: this is the main contribution of this book, which remained unnoticed by most of the reviews published at the time of his publication. The sketches of the music project called "serious" are easily detectable in the work of Beethoven, and in his quest for depth, as opposed to pleasingness as a value, reaches new heights pari passu with his social position as a composer.
Beethoven; canon; Viennese Classicism; reception context; music and society; Tia DeNora