Edvard Grieg and His Songs

ISBN-13: 9780367343071 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 168 str.

Sandra Jarrett

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Originally published in 2003 Edvard Grieg and his Songs examines the lifetime of Edvard Grieg. Fifty of Grieg’s most important songs form the focus of this book. Each song is discussed individually and within the wider context of the composer’s output.

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List of Plates  List of Music Examples  Preface  1. Edvard Grieg: A Brief Life  2. Writer of Songs  3. The Voice of Nina Grieg  4. Opus 4 and Opus 5  5. The First Bjørnson Songs: Prinsessen, Opus 21, and Opus 39 No. 2  6. The First Ibsen Songs: Opus 23, from Peer Gynt  7. Six Songs by Henrik Ibsen: Opus 25  8. The Vinje Songs, Opus 33  9. Six Songs, Opus 48: Poems by Heine, Uhland, Vogelweide  10. Opus 44 and Opus 49: The Danish Poet Holger Drachmann  11. The Krag Songs: Opus 60  12. Songs for Children: Opus 61  13. The Haugtussa Song Cycle: Opus 67  14. Poems by Otto Benzon: Opus 69 and Opus 70  15. Conclusion  Appendix A: Norwegian Language and Pronunciation  Appendix B: List of Songs Discussed in this Work with Opus Numbers, Poets, Range and Voice Type, and Available Editions  Appendix C: Complete List of Edvard Grieg’s Published Songs for Solo Voice  Bibliography  Index

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Sandra Jarrett