Schubert's dramatic lieder / Marjorie Wing Hirsch.

Author/creator Hirsch, Marjorie Wing
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Descriptionxii, 178 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Neighboring genres and dramatic scenes before Schubert -- Two contrasting examples of Schubert's dramatic scenes "Szene aus Faust" (D. 126) ; "Der Tod und das Mädchen (D. 531) -- Poetic and musical traits of the dramatic scene -- Dramatic ballad tradition -- Example of Schubert's dramatic ballads "Der Taucher" (D. 77) -- Poetic and musical traits of the dramatic ballad -- Lyrical songs with admixtures of dramatic traits "Schäfers Klagelied" (D. 121) -- Dramatic songs with admixtures of lyrical traits "Die junge Nomme" (D. 828) -- Lyrico-dramatic songs "Pause" (D. 795/12).
Abstract This book explores the way in which Schubert revolutionised the Lied, transforming folk song into art song through the mixture of dramatic and lyrical vocal genres. By introducing dramatic poetry and musical traits within solo song settings, he turned the Lied into a highly expressive musical medium capable of conveying the complexities and nuances of the new Romantic poetry. In so doing, he created an art form which attracted nearly every subsequent composer of the period. Schubert's numerous dramatic songs have baffled critics from his day to our own. Their unusual stylistic characteristics--through composed form, progressive tonal structures, declamatory vocal lines, illustrative accompaniments--fly in the face of traditional conceptions of the Lied. The author's discussion and analysis of selected dramatic Lieder illuminate Schubert's compositional innovation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 167-174) and index.
LCCN 92031440
ISBN0521418208

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML410.S3 H57 1993 ✔ Available Place Hold