Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Cambridge Music Handbooks)
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (795 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521422795 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 132 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It includes biography and cultural history, literary interpretation, source studies, and musical analysis. . From the Back Cover The guide to Schubert's much-loved song cycle explores both the music and the poetry from a variety of perspectives
The genesis of both the poetry and the music, composed soon after Schubert discovered that he had contracted syphilis, is discussed in the first two chapters. This is a guide to both the music and the poetry of Schubert's much-loved song cycle, set to poems by the Prussian poet Wilhelm MÜller. Composed in 1823, this work is one of the greatest masterpieces of the song repertoire. The final chapter provides commentary on each of the twenty songs in the cycle.. A chapter on the poetry considers MÜller's uneasy relationship to the tenets of Romanticism; the influence of Goethe, folk poems, and medieval poetry on Die schöne MÜllerin; and a reading of each of the poems, which are reproduced in German and in English translation
Handsome Hue said Concise and informative!. This is my first purchase from the Cambridge Music Handbooks series and I'm very impressed. It's been a while since I've gleaned so much from such a brief read. First of all, the author treats the poetry with refreshing seriousness. If you've ever been put off by the apparent insipidity of Mueller's poetry, this may be the book to change your mind. Most of the musical analysis has to with the text-music relationship, which heightens appreciation for the poet and composer alike. I certainly came away with a much more con