Schumann's Eichendorff Liederkreis and the Genre of the Romantic Cycle

Name: Schumann's Eichendorff Liederkreis and the Genre of the Romantic Cycle
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ISBN: 9780195124477

ISBN-10: 0195124472

ISBN-13: 9780195124477

Edition: 2000

Authors: David Ferris

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Using Schumann's Eichendorff Liederkreis as the primary example, this book sheds new light on the structure of nineteenth century song cycles and on the Schumann's particular response to the problem of musical coherence in large scale works. Drawing on analysis, literary criticism, and source studies, this book argues for a new conception of the nineteenth-century song cycle. Rather than a unified whole, the cycle is seen as a fragmentary and open-ended form that enables Schumann to express the romantic themes of transcendence and ineffability in musical terms. THe book begins with a general discussion of the cycle as a genre. The heart of the book is a series of closely argued analyses of…

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List price: $225.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/30/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 8.82" wide x 6.18" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English



Preface



The Genre of the Cycle



Introduction



Analyzing Dichterliebe



Schumann's Eichendorff Songs


Poem and Song


Weak Openings



Recompositional Pairings



From Songs into Cycles



Schumann's Process of Composing a Cycle



The Song Cycle as a Literary Work


Notes


Works Cited


Index