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Returning Cycles: Contexts for the Interpretation of Schubert´s Impromptus and Last Sonatas
Charles Fisk
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Hardback. Investigating the later music of Franz Schubert, this book explores the rich terrain of his impromptus and last piano sonatas. It explains how Schubert's view of his own life may well have shaped his music in the years shortly before his death. Series: California Studies in 19th Century Music. Num Pages: 319 pages, 3 figures, 71 musical examples. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVGC5; AVH; AVRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
This compelling investigation of the later music of Franz Schubert explores the rich terrain of Schubert's impromptus and last piano sonatas. Drawing on the relationships between these pieces and Schubert's Winterreise song cycle, his earlier "Der Wanderer," the closely related "Unfinished" Symphony, and his story of exile and homecoming, "My Dream," Charles Fisk explains how Schubert's view of his own life may well have shaped his music in the years shortly before his death. Fisk's intimate portrayal of Schubert is based on evidence from the composer's own hand, both verbal (song texts and his written words) and musical (vocal and ... Read more
This compelling investigation of the later music of Franz Schubert explores the rich terrain of Schubert's impromptus and last piano sonatas. Drawing on the relationships between these pieces and Schubert's Winterreise song cycle, his earlier "Der Wanderer," the closely related "Unfinished" Symphony, and his story of exile and homecoming, "My Dream," Charles Fisk explains how Schubert's view of his own life may well have shaped his music in the years shortly before his death. Fisk's intimate portrayal of Schubert is based on evidence from the composer's own hand, both verbal (song texts and his written words) and musical (vocal and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
Series
California Studies in 19th Century Music
Number of Pages
319
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520225640
SKU
V9780520225640
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About Charles Fisk
Charles Fisk is Phyllis H. Carey Professor in the Department of Music at Wellesley College.
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