Mahler's voices : expression and irony in the songs and symphonies / Julian Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Julian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911. Songs.

Mahler, Gustav.

Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911. Symphonies.

Songs--History and criticism.

Songs.

Symphony.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

1. Mahler and the Musical Voice a. The Idea of Voice b. Songs and Symphonies c. Orchestral Voices 2. Calling Forth a Voice a. Calling Forth b. Horn Calls, Birdsong and Bell c. Calling Back 3. Constructing a Voice a. Artifice and Invention b. Des Knaben Wunderhorn c. The Middle Symphonies 4. Plural Voices a. Carnival Humor b. Irony and Tone c. Borrowed Voices 5. Genre and Voice a. Song b. Opera c. Symphony 6. Ways of Telling a. Literary Voices b. Idyll, Dream and Fairytale c. Narrative Strategies 7. Vienna, Modernism and Modernity a. Critical voices b. Modernist

Contents:

Contents; Index to Works Discussed; List of Music Examples; 1 Mahler and the Musical Voice; The Idea of Voice; Songs and Symphonies; Orchestral Voices; 2 Calling Forth a Voice; Calling Forth; Horn Calls, Birdsong, and Bells; Calling Back; 3 Constructing a Voice; Artifice and Invention; Des Knaben Wunderhorn; The Middle Symphonies; 4 Plural Voices; Carnival Humor; Irony and Tone; Borrowed Voices; 5 Genre and Voice; Song; Opera; Symphony; 6 Ways of Telling; Literary Voices; Idyll, Dream, and Fairy Tale; Narrative Strategies; 7 Vienna, Modernism, and Modernity; Critical Voices; Modernist Voices

Political Voices8 Performing Authenticity; Reception and Performance; Authenticity and Self-Critique; "As If "; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-347) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0199888205

1282053841

9786612053849

0199707081

OCLC:

320624584