The songs of Hugo Wolf / Eric Sams.
| Author/creator | Sams, Eric |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Midland edition. |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1992. |
| Description | xii, 401 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword by Gerald Moore to the first edition (1961) -- Preface to the first edition (1961) -- Preface to the second edition -- Wolf as a song-writer -- The songs. The first published songs. Six songs for a woman's voice ; Six songs to words by Scheffel, Mörike, Goethe and Kerner -- The Mörike songs -- The Eichendorff songs -- The Goethe songs -- The Spanish songbook -- The Keller songs -- The Italian songbook -- The last published songs. Three Reinick songs ; Four songs from Heine, Shakespeare and Byron ; Three Michelangelo songs -- Annex. Three songs from Ibsen's The Feast at Solhaug. |
| Abstract | The author provides a prose translation of the original German text and commentary for each of the 242 songs for voice and piano published during Hugo Wolf's life. Included also are Wolf's three Ibsen songs, originally scored for voice and orchestra. The author discusses the backgrounds of the original poems by Mörike, Eichendorff, and Goethe, among others, as well as the sources from which the Italian and Spanish songbooks were drawn. The notes on each song include its date, key, vocal range, musical character, textual matters, and other settings of the same words. |
| General note | Originally published: Revised and enlarged 2nd edition. London : Eulenburg Books, 1983. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 92028981 |
| ISBN | 0253350646 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 0253207908 (paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.W8 S26 1992 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |