The German Lied after Hugo Wolf : from Hans Pfitzner to Anton Webern / Lesley-Ann Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Lesley-Ann, 1950-

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

German life and civilization ; v. 61.

German life and civilization ; 61

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pfitzner, Hans, 1869-1949. Songs.

Pfitzner, Hans.

Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962. Songs.

Eisler, Hanns.

Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963. Songs.

Hindemith, Paul.

Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951. Songs.

Schoenberg, Arnold.

Webern, Anton, 1883-1945. Songs.

Webern, Anton.

Berg, Alban, 1885-1935. Songs.

Berg, Alban.

Songs (Berg, Alban).

Songs (Eisler, Hanns).

Songs (Hindemith, Paul).

Songs (Pfitzner, Hans).

Songs (Schoenberg, Arnold).

Songs (Webern, Anton).

Songs, German--20th century--History and criticism.

Songs, German.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xvi, 295 pages : music ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bern, Switzerland ; New York : Peter Lang, [2015]

Summary:

Following the development of the German Lied after the nineteenth century - when it was widely known as the setting of Romantic poetry to music - this book explores the changing artistic scene in the early twentieth century, as rapid social, economic and environmental changes affected German cultural production. The Lied then faced not only a crisis of identity, but also a threat to its survival. This book considers the literary and musical ideas that both challenged and complemented each other as new directions in songwriting were developed across the modern period. The composers selected for their relevance in Lieder composition during this time illustrate not only the diversity of their musical thought but also a changing approach to the relationship between the poetic text and its musical counterpart. Hans Pfitzner represents the determination to maintain established tradition; subsequently, a chronological progression through the individuality of Paul Hindemith and social integrity of Hanns Eisler leads to the point where transformation of the genre can be said to have begun, with Arnold Schönberg. With the Lieder of Alban Berg and Anton Webern, the genre arrived at a point of convergence with the ideals of German modernism. This study offers new insights into the cultural significance of German songwriting in the first part of the twentieth century. Book jacket.

Contents:

Hans Pfitzner : traditionalist or regressive modernist?

Hanns Eisler : the Lied as medium for heightened social awareness

Paul Hindemith : the challenge of Rainer Maria Rilke's Das Marienleben

Arnold Schönberg : re-thinking musical interpretation of the PoeticText

Alban Berg and Anton Webern : refining and re-defining the Lied.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-291) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

303431888X

9783034318884

OCLC:

904505950

Publisher Number:

99965810883