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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Deborah J Stein; Robert Spillman |
| ISBN: | 0195093283 9780195093285 |
| OCLC Number: | 31971320 |
| Language Note: | English and German. |
| Notes: | Includes scores for 17 songs. |
| Description: | xvii, 413 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Foreword / Elly Ameling and Max Deen Larsen -- Introduction : Preliminary clarifications -- Part I : The language of poetry -- Introduction to German romanticism. Historical context of German romanticism ; German romantic themes and imagery ; Cultural influences within German romanticism ; Exercises -- Part II : The language of the performer -- Texture. Vocal styles ; Accompanimental styles ; Models for study of texture ; Exercises -- Temporality. Nuances of notation ; Determination of tempo ; Timing between partners ; Exercises -- Elements of interpretation. Dynamics ; Timbre ; Vocal accents and stress ; The concept of persona ; Exercises -- Part III : The language of music -- Harmony and tonality. Harmonic and tonal norms ; Tonality and mode ; Harmonic and tonal innovation ; Exercises -- Melody and motive. Melodic overview : Context and characteristics ; Linear analysis ; Contrapuntal structure of melody and bass ; Compound line ; Motivic analysis ; Melody in the accompaniment ; Exercises -- Rhythm and meter. Rhythmic, metric, and phrase norms ; Metric, rhythmic, and phrase deviations ; Exercises -- Form in the German lied. Introduction ; Analysis of form in lieder ; Conclusion ; Exercises -- Different settings of a single text : Comparison of compositional style. Settings of "Harper I" : Schubert, Schumann, and Wolf ; Comparisons with Brahms lieder ; Settings of "Liebst du um Schönheit" : Clara Schumann and Gustav Mahler ; Conclusion ; Exercises -- Postlude -- Notes -- Appendix I : Text translation -- Appendix II : Glossary : Terminology for poetry, performance, analysis -- Appendix III : Selected bibliography -- Appendix IV : Repertory by chapter -- Appendix V : Scores not readily accessible. Der jüngling und der tod, D. 545 ; Die mainacht, D. 436 ; Klage an den mond, D 436 ; Leiden der trennung, D. 509 / Franz Schubert ; Wer sich der einsamkeit ergibt, op. 98a, no. 6 / Robert Schumann ; Die mainacht, op. 43, no. 2 ; Heimweh II, op. 63, no. 8 ; Immer leiser wird mein schlummer, op. 105, no. 2 ; In der fremde, op. 3, no. 5 ; Ständchen, op. 106, no. 1 ; Vergebliches ständchen, op. 84, no 4 ; Wie medoldien zieht es mir, op. 105, no 1 / Johannes Brahms ; Wer sich der einsamkeit ergibt ; Lebe wohl ; Gesang Weylas / Hugo Wolf ; Liebst du um schönheit, op. 12, no. 4 / Clara Schumann ; Liebst du um schönheit / Gustav Mahler. |
| Responsibility: | Deborah Stein, Robert Spillman ; foreword by Elly Ameling with Max Deen Larsen. |
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Abstract:
When Franz Schubert put Goethe's poem "Gretchen am Spinnrade" to music in 1814, he created a musical form that has captivated audiences ever since. In Poetry into Song, Deborah Stein and Robert Spillman challenge readers to seek a richer, more imaginative understanding of Lied - the nineteenth-century German art song.
Written for students of voice, piano, and theory and for all singers and accompanists, Poetry into Song establishes a framework for the analysis of song based on a process of performing, listening, analyzing, and performing again. This unique approach emphasizes the reciprocal interaction between performance and analysis. Focusing on the masterworks, Poetry into Song features numerous poetic texts, as well as a core repertory of songs. Examples throughout the text demonstrate points, and end of chapter questions reinforce concepts and encourage directed analysis. While numerous books have been written on Lieder and German Romantic poetry, Poetry into Song is the first to combine performance, musical analysis, textual analysis, and the interrelation between poetry and music in a truly systematic, thorough way.
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- Songs -- Analysis, appreciation.
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- Muziekinterpretatie.
- Muzikale analyse.
- Lied.
- Chansons allemandes -- 19e siècle -- Analyse et appréciation.
- Chansons allemandes -- 19e siècle -- Interprétation.
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