The songs of Hugo Wolf / by Eric Sams ; foreword by Gerald Moore.

Author/creator Sams, Eric
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, 1962 [©1961]
Description268 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents Foreword / by Gerald Moore -- Preface -- 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.
Abstract The author discusses the 242 songs written for voice and piano that were published during Hugo Wolf's lifetime. Translations of the German words are provided as well as commentaries and notes that attempt to show the interconnection between the music and the poems.
LCCN 62002823

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML410.W8 S26 1962 ✔ Available Place Hold