Beethoven and the Lyric Impulse: Essays on Beethoven Song

ISBN-13: 9780367544720 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 162 str.

Opis

Beethoven and the Lyric Impulse offers readers a rich exploration of the poetical and philosophical context in which Beethoven found himself when composing songs.

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1: Do you know the land: the challenge of singing Mignon; Chapter 2: To a distant beloved: Beethoven's tribute to strophic song; Chapter 3: The re-telling of lyric: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; Chapter 4: Lyric legacy: finding a place for Beethoven song; Conclusion

O autorze

Amanda Glauert was formerly Director of Programmes and Research at the Royal College of Music, UK.