The Songs of Hugo Wolf [Paperback]

Eric Sams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1993

This book concentrates on the 242 published songs that Wolfe wrote for voice and piano, though the Ibsen songs for voice and orchestra are also discussed. English translations are provided together with the German texts and the background to the original poems - by Morike, Eichendorff and Goethe, as well as the Italian and Spanish sources from which the songbooks were drawn - are fully explored. Each song is dated, its keys identified and vocal range determined.

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About the Author

Eric Sams (1926-2004) was exceptional both as a musicologist, specialising in German lieder, and as a Shakespeare scholar. His fascination with lieder was first inspired by hearing recordings of Hugo Wolf songs in the collection of one of his schoolmasters. He had an exceptional gift for quoting at length the texts of almost of any verse, including the complete works of Shakespeare. He studied modern languages at Cambridge and then joined the Civil Service. He became a highly respected music critic, with a witty and allusive style, reviewing regularly for, among others, the Times Literary Supplement. He wrote several books, and specialized in the relationship between music and language, particularly the text settings of the Romantic song composers. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 401 pages
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr; Revised & enlarged edition (February 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0253207908
• ISBN-13: 978-0253207906
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,235,255 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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