Schubert: Die schone Mullerin by Susan Youens
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 M ller. Composed in 1823, this work is one of the greatest masterpieces of the song repertoire. 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. A chapter on the poetry considers M ller's uneasy relationship to the tenets of Romanticism; the influence of Goethe, folk poems, and medieval poetry on Die sch ne M llerin; and a reading of each of the poems, which are reproduced in German and in English translation. The final chapter provides commentary on each of the twenty songs in the cycle.
Youens, Susan: - Susan Youens is J. W. Van Gorkom Professor of Music at the University of Notre Dame. She is the author of several books, including Heine and the Lied; Schubert's Late Lieder: Beyond the Song Cycles; and Hugo Wolf and his Mü¾¦˜¼rike Songs.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521422796 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521422795 |
| Title | Schubert: Die schone Mullerin |
| Author | Susan Youens |
| Series | Cambridge Music Handbooks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1992-08-28 |
| Number of pages | 132 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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