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Robert Schumann: The Book of Songs
Jon W. Finson
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Description for Robert Schumann: The Book of Songs
Hardback. Arguably no other 19th-century German composer was as literate or as finely attuned to setting verse as Robert Schumann. This book challenges assumptions about Schumann's Lieder, engaging traditionally held interpretations and argues against the belief that the "Year of Song" simply reflects Schumann's personal life. Num Pages: 336 pages, 72 musical examples; 4 tables. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
Arguably no other nineteenth-century German composer was as literate or as finely attuned to setting verse as Robert Schumann. Jon W. Finson challenges long-standing assumptions about Schumann's Lieder, engaging traditionally held interpretations. He argues against the belief that the Year of Song simply reflects Schumann's personal life. Finson also devotes attention to the form and metric structure of German poetry that is almost entirely new to the discussion of Schumann's songs. Arranged in part thematically, rather than merely by strict compositional chronology, this book speaks to the heart of Schumann's music. Finson's sustained attention to ... Read more
Arguably no other nineteenth-century German composer was as literate or as finely attuned to setting verse as Robert Schumann. Jon W. Finson challenges long-standing assumptions about Schumann's Lieder, engaging traditionally held interpretations. He argues against the belief that the Year of Song simply reflects Schumann's personal life. Finson also devotes attention to the form and metric structure of German poetry that is almost entirely new to the discussion of Schumann's songs. Arranged in part thematically, rather than merely by strict compositional chronology, this book speaks to the heart of Schumann's music. Finson's sustained attention to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
633g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674026292
SKU
V9780674026292
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About Jon W. Finson
Jon W. Finson is Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Reviews for Robert Schumann: The Book of Songs
This guide will be a tremendous boon for the study of Schumann's songs. I propose a toast to Jon Finson for stepping up to the plate on this important task of writing a new guide to Schumann's songs in English that will supersede the old Eric Sams book.
Rufus Hallmark, Professor of Music, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University ... Read more
Rufus Hallmark, Professor of Music, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University ... Read more