Unlocking meaning in art song : a singer's guide to practical analysis using Schubert songs / Beverly Stein.
| Author/creator | Stein, Beverly Ann |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, 2024. |
| Description | x, 330 pages : music ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part one. Introduction and basic skills. How to analyze the text of your song. What is the poem about? ; Sample poem analysis: "Heidenröslein" ; Performing a song with a refrain ; Poetic structure ; Poetic rhythm ; Rhyme scheme ; Word sounds ; Themes of German Romanticism -- What to look for in the musical setting: structure, melody, and rhythm. Mood ; The piano part ; Form ; Phrasing ; Melody ; Motive ; Tempo ; Meter and rhythm ; Accents, textures, and dynamics -- What to look for in the musical setting: tonal structure, linear motion, and harmony. Tonal structure (cadence levels) ; Choice of key ; Linear motion and motivic parallelism ; Pedal points ; Harmony -- Part two. Simpler songs to analyze. "Heidenröslein" -- "An die Musik" -- "Die Forelle" -- "Gute Nacht" (from Winterreise) -- Part three. Songs of medium difficulty to analyze. "Der Neugierige" (from Die schöne Müllerin) -- "Der Tod und das Mädchen" -- "An die Nachtigall" -- "Ave Maria" (Ellens Gesang III), D. 839 -- "Du liebst mich nicht" (D 756b) -- "Lied der Mignon" ("Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt") -- "Du bist die Ruh" -- "Frühlingstraum" (from Winterreise) -- "Gretchen am Spinnrade" -- Part four. More complex songs to analyze. "Erster Verlust" -- "Meeres Stille" -- "Die junge Nonne" -- "Die Liebe hat gelogen" -- "Ganymed" -- "Dass sie hier gewesen!" -- "Erlkönig" -- Appendices. |
| Abstract | This book teaches singers how to analyze songs in order to discover deeper meanings and create more compelling interpretations and performances. The first part of the book introduces important practical skills for analyzing the text as well as key musical elements including melody, rhythm, structure, linear motion, and harmony. The remainder of the book presents an in-depth guided analysis of twenty Schubert songs. The questions and prompts in these chapters allow students, singers, and other readers to discover for themselves the amazing ways in which music and expressive meaning are structured. Songs range from simpler analytical difficulty (such as An die Musik) to medium difficulty (such as Gretchen am Spinnrade), and finally to more complex (such as Erlkönig). The techniques presented in this book can be applied to all types of songs, allowing singers to build critical skills and artful consciousness. This is an ideal resource for song literature courses, voice teachers, students, collaborative pianists, and theory faculty. |
| General note | "National Association of Teachers of Singing Books"--Page facing title page. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-323) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781538187876 pbk. : alk. paper |
| ISBN | 1538187876 pbk. : alk. paper |
| ISBN | 9781538187869 cloth : alk. paper |
| ISBN | 1538187868 cloth : alk. paper |
| ISBN | ebook |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Item at the bindery | MT892 .S74 2024 | Item at the bindery | Want This? |