Poetry and song in the German baroque : a study of the continuo lied / R. Hinton Thomas.

Author/creator Thomas, R. Hinton
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford : Clarendon Press, 1963.
Descriptionxii, 219 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction. The two voices of the Baroque -- Part I. The older German texts and polyphony -- Music and the beginnings of the new poetry (i) Jakob Regnart and the villanella -- Music and the beginnings of the new poetry (ii) Hans Leo Hassler and the canzonet -- Part II. The transition to the continuo Lied: Johann Hermann Schein, poet and composer -- The creation of the continuo Lied: Martin Opitz and Johann Nauwach -- Friendship, poetry, and song, and the establishment of the continuo Lied: the Königsberg poets and Heinrich Albert -- The flowering of Baroque song: Adam Krieger, poet and composer -- Music in the service of poetry: Johann Rist and his composers -- Poetry as music: Philipp Zesen and the Nuremberg poets -- The end of the continuo Lied: Andreas Gryphius and Carl Friedrich Briegel -- Part III. Aria and song in the later Baroque: Philipp Erlebach -- The last phase: Barthold Heinrich Brockes and George Frederick Handel -- The transition: Friedrich von Hagedorn, Georg Philipp Telemann, and Johann Valentin Görner -- Epilogue. The heart's assurance.
Abstract This book explores the continuo lied, a German song form from the Baroque era that emphasized the relationship between poetry and music, and the continuous bass accompaniment. The book examines both the musical and poetic elements of the continuo lied, considering theoretical viewpoints and practical examples to demonstrate how the two art forms were intertwined in German culture of the period.
General note"Musical examples": pages 113-206.
General note"Notes on recordings": pages 207-208.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliography (pages 209-215) and index.
LCCN 63005982

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