Format:
xv, 276 Seiten
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Diagramme, Notenbeispiele
ISBN:
9781107002302
Series Statement:
Music in context
Content:
"Rufus Hallmark's book explores Robert Schumann's beloved yet controversial song cycle Frauenliebe und Leben and the poems of Adelbert von Chamisso on which it is based, setting them in the context of the challenges and social expectations faced by women in early nineteenth- century Germany. Hallmark provides the most extensive English-language study of Chamisso, a poet little known today outside Germany, including a biographical sketch and excerpts from his other poetry"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Women in early nineteenth-century Germany: societal conventions, ideology, relationships; Part I. The Poetry: 2. Adelbert von Chamisso: a sketch of his life and works; 3. Chamisso's poems about women: a literary context for Frauenliebe und Leben; Part II. The Music: 4. The musical reception of Frauenliebe und Leben; 5. Schumann at work on his songs; 6. Schumann's cycle: analysis and comparative interpretation; Afterword; Appendix 1. Chronological listing of nineteenth-century Frauenliebe und Leben settings; Appendix 2. Poetry in the original German and in English translation.
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Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 262-272
Language:
English
Subjects:
German Studies
Keywords:
Chamisso, Adelbert von 1781-1838
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Lyrik
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Schumann, Robert 1810-1856 Frauenliebe und Leben
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Schumann, Robert 1810-1856 Frauenliebe und Leben
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Chamisso, Adelbert von 1781-1838
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Lyrik
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Vertonung
URL:
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Author information:
Hallmark, Rufus E. 1943-