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THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO THE LIED
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| By: |
James Parsons (Editor), Jane K. Brown (Editor) |
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| ISBN 10: |
052180471X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521804714 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 2004 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Companions to Music |
| Pages: |
438 |
| Description: |
This is an introductory chronicle of the Lied and places it in its full context, first published in 2004. |
| Synopsis: |
Beginning several generations before Schubert, the Lied first appears as domestic entertainment. In the century that follows it becomes one of the primary modes of music-making. By the time German song comes to its presumed conclusion with Richard Strauss's 1948 Vier letzte Lieder, this rich repertoire has moved beyond the home and keyboard accompaniment to the symphony hall. This is a 2004 introductory chronicle of this fascinating genre. In essays by eminent scholars, this Companion places the Lied in its full context - at once musical, literary, and cultural - with chapters devoted to focal composers as well as important issues, such as the way in which the Lied influenced other musical genres, its use as a musical commodity, and issues of performance. The volume is framed by a detailed chronology of German music and poetry from the late 1730s to the present and also contains a comprehensive bibliography. |
| Illustrations: |
1 table 41 music examples |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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