Focusing on the music of the great song composers--Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, and Strauss--Poetry Into Song offers a systematic introduction to the performance and analysis of Lieder . Part I, "The Language of Poetry," provides chapters on the themes and imagery of German Romanticism and the methods of analysis for German Romantic poetry. Part II, "The Language of the Performer," deals with issues of concern to performers: texture, temporality, articulation, and interpretation of notation and unusual rhythm accents and stresses. Part III provides clearly defined analytical procedures for each of four main chapters on harmony and tonality, melody and motive, rhythm and meter, and form. The concluding chapter compares different settings of the same text, and the volume ends with several appendices that offer text translations, over 40 pages of less accessible song scores, a glossary of technical terms, and a substantial bibliography. Directed toward students in both voice and theory, and toward all singers, the authors establish a framework for the analysis of song based on a process of performing, listening, and analyzing, designed to give the reader a new understanding of the reciprocal interaction between performance and analysis. Emphasizing the masterworks, the book features numerous poetic texts, as well as a core repertory of songs. Examples throughout the text demonstrate points, while end of chapter questions reinforce concepts and provide opportunities for directed analysis. While there are a variety of books on Lieder and on German Romantic poetry, none combines performance, musical analysis, textual analysis, and the interrelation between poetry and music in the systematic, thorough way of Poetry Into Song.
Poetry into Song : Performance and Analysis of Lieder
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle.
Learn more
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
"At last! A comprehensive, systematic text about lieder that is couched in analytical poetic and musical language!...This is an important, carefully notated book."--Choice
"More than a compendium of analytical concepts, this is a book that enables you to shape individual interpretations through personal encounter with a lively train of provocative questions and creative experiments."--Elly Ameling
"Stein, a music theorist and Spillman, an active accompanist, have merged their two strengths, the result of which is a pioneering study....it will surely engage not only the singer and pianist, but also the theorist, historian, and anyone else interested in the nineteenth century Lieder. In addition, it will likely become a major resource for teachers and students of vocal literature and pedagogy."--Integral
Language Notes
Text: English, German
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lieder analysis for professionals,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Poetry into Song: Performance and Analysis of Lieder (Hardcover)
This is an excellent, detailed book for singing teachers, singers, pianists and composers, with insight into the poetic preoccupations of the romantic period, detailed analysis of the art of prosody and "masterclass" suggestions for the polishing of performance. I found its approach relevant to songs in other languages. Rather expensive - i would have preferred a soft cover -but good value for the long term.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Poetry into Song,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Poetry into Song: Performance and Analysis of Lieder (Paperback)
One of the best books I've read on this topic! I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in Lieder, poetry or art song analysis in general.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
These lines, from a poem by Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, typify the poetry written in the period called German Romanticism, poetry full of rich nature images and vivid poetic sensibilities. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
poetic progression, ward gesagt, enharmonic puns, ich ihn gesehen, chromatic third relations, ruhe ich auch, wachte auf, enharmonic reinterpretation, piano postlude, vocal persona, minor pair, phrase norm, motivic design, prevailing meter, grolle nicht, motivic analysis, tonal design, phrase overlap, phrase extension, agogic accent, phrase expansion, piano introduction, metric placement, text depiction, third chain Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
German Romantic, Die Mainacht, Wanderers Nachtlied, Clara Schumann, Der Neugierige, Meeres Stille, German Lied, Texture Tonality Special, Der Musensohn, Die Rose, Die Lotosblume, Kurze Fahrt, Der Leiermann, Der Lindenbaum, Die Forelle, Two Schubert, Wie Melodien, Aye Maria, Charles Rosen, Exercises Exercise, Monat Mai, Single Text, Der Wanderer, Erster Verlust, Mein Liebster New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
These lines, from a poem by Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, typify the poetry written in the period called German Romanticism, poetry full of rich nature images and vivid poetic sensibilities. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
poetic progression, ward gesagt, enharmonic puns, ich ihn gesehen, chromatic third relations, ruhe ich auch, wachte auf, enharmonic reinterpretation, piano postlude, vocal persona, minor pair, phrase norm, motivic design, prevailing meter, grolle nicht, motivic analysis, tonal design, phrase overlap, phrase extension, agogic accent, phrase expansion, piano introduction, metric placement, text depiction, third chain Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
German Romantic, Die Mainacht, Wanderers Nachtlied, Clara Schumann, Der Neugierige, Meeres Stille, German Lied, Texture Tonality Special, Der Musensohn, Die Rose, Die Lotosblume, Kurze Fahrt, Der Leiermann, Der Lindenbaum, Die Forelle, Two Schubert, Wie Melodien, Aye Maria, Charles Rosen, Exercises Exercise, Monat Mai, Single Text, Der Wanderer, Erster Verlust, Mein Liebster New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 29
books:
See all 29 books this book cites
4
books
cite this book:
- Fanny Mendelssohn (Amadeus) by Francoise Tillard on page 228, and page 231
- Style and Idea: Selected Writings by Arnold Schoenberg in Back Matter
- German Lieder: Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler, Schubert, and others (German Library) by Philip Lieson Miller in Back Matter
- The New Oxford History of Music: Volume IV: The Age of Humanism 1540-1630 by Gerald Abraham in Back Matter
- Brahms Studies: Analytical and Historical Perspectives- Papers Delivered at the International Brahms Conference, Washington, D. C., 5-8 May 1983 by George S. Bozarth in Back Matter
See all 29 books this book cites
- The Cambridge Companion to the Lied (Cambridge Companions to Music) by James Parsons in Back Matter
- Fantasy Pieces: Metrical Dissonance in the Music of Robert Schumann by Harald Krebs in Back Matter
- Disruptive Divas: Feminism, Identity and Popular Music (Studies in Contemporary Music and Culture) by Lori Burns in Back Matter
- Schubert's Goethe Settings by Lorraine Byrne in Back Matter
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
