Lieder Line by Line: and Word for Word [Paperback]

Lois Phillips (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198790171 | ISBN-13: 978-0198790174 | Publication Date: October 24, 1996 | Edition: Rev Sub

German song in the nineteenth century offers some of the greatest pleasures available to the singer, pianist, and listener. The great German poets--Goethe, Schiller, R�ckert, Eichendorff, Heine, M�rike, Hesse, and many lesser figures--inspired masterpieces by Schubert, Schumann, Beethoven, Wagner, Brahms, Wolf, Mahler, and Richard Strauss. This textbook for students and performers provides the German texts of the most frequently studied and performed songs by the above group, and gives literal, word-for-word translations under each line, plus clear English prose versions of each poem. Neither is a singing version, but each contributes to the understanding and appreciation of the song. This new edition includes numerous corrections and improvements to the translations.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

It's impossible to sing with true feeling if you don't know exactly what the words mean--and, for that matter, it's a lot harder to memorize music when the words are just so much gibberish. This book is an indispensable guide for the student or professional singer (or music lover) with an interest in German lieder. It gives both a word-by-word translation of the German words beneath each line of the original poems, and separate summaries of the overall meaning for each verse. The book includes words to the best-known settings of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Wagner, Brahms, Wolf, Mahler, and Richard Strauss. Ideally, singers should make their own translations, but when reality intrudes and it's just not possible, this is an excellent substitute.

Review

"It is difficult to put my enthusiasm for these translations into adequate words. This is exactly what students desperately need, an accurate word for word detail, without which a Lied cannot be coloured vocally. This project is urgently needed; it is a wonderful idea."--Dame Janet Baker

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Rev Sub edition (October 24, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198790171
• ISBN-13: 978-0198790174
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,121,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, September 12, 2003

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This review is from: Lieder, Line by Line and Word for Word (Hardcover)

Lieder, Line by Line and Word for Word by Lois Phillips has been a great addition to my library. There are not only poetic translations of many art song texts but word-by-word translations which offers the reader a deeper understanding of the poetry. For a beginning singer who is not proficient with the German language, this book is a valuable source of information. I recommend it.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars lifesaver, January 27, 2000

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This review is from: Lieder Line by Line: and Word for Word (Paperback)

this book saved me hours of translation time in college. I had to use it at the library, now I'm building a personal library of my own and it is a must have. I will also get the italian word by word as well.