Romantic Lieder and the search for lost paradise / Marjorie W. Hirsch.

Author/creator Hirsch, Marjorie Wing
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxi, 308 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents Schubert's Greek revival -- Goethe, Wolf, and the lure of immortality -- Sleep and death in Schubert's lullabies -- Brahms's spiral journey back home -- Schubert's songs-within-songs -- On wings of songs from Reichardt to Mahler.
Abstract The archetypal myth of lost paradise, found in both civilized and primitive cultures throughout history, was central to Enlightenment and Romantic thought, influencing philosophical, literary, artistic, and musical works. This book explores manifestations of the lost paradise myth in Lieder by Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Hugo Wolf, and other nineteenth-century composers, with emphasis on works conveying nostalgia for classical antiquity, childhood, and folk song. Through a series of autonomous yet interrelated studies, the author examines the myth's influence on the origins and development of the Romantic Lied. The book thus takes a thematic approach to the study of Romantic Lieder, with introductory sections supplying historical context for analyses of individual songs or small groups of songs expressing nostalgia for lost paradise in various guises.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 246-302) and index.
LCCN 2008295676
ISBN9780521845335 (hbk.)
ISBN0521845335 (hbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML2829.4 .H57 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold