Fantasy Pieces: Metrical Dissonance in the Music of Robert Schumann 1st Edition

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ISBN-13: 978-0195169461
ISBN-10: 0195169468
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"...[an] excellent book....Krebs unravels the musical subtleties that performers sense but do not always fully understand; performers have much to gain by applying Krebs's analytical approach to their interpretations of Schumann's music....This is analysis at its best: it is sensitively placed in a
valid historical context, and solidly based on the real and heard elements in the score. The author supplies ample examples. Highly recommended for upper-level undergraduates through performers."--Choice


"This volume is a welcome contribution to the study of Schumann, especially for those interested in his music, but also for psychologists and others desiring to examine inferentially matters of personality through analysis of original documents."--Perceptual and Motor Skills


"[This] is a very impressive piece of work. Though primarily a theoretical study, it casts its net considerably wider. Krebs is also sensitive to historical issues (precedents for Schumann's metrical style), philological matters (metrical revisions in the primary sources for Schumann's work),
questions of performance practice, and even biography (possible relationships between Schumann's metrical techniques and his mental states). In addition, the book is written in an engaging and highly imaginative style."--John Daverio, School for the Arts, Boston University


"This book is a unique contribution to Schumann studies; it should be read by anyone who is seriously interested in Schumann's music."--William Rothstein, Queens College and the Graduate Center, CUNY


"[H]is accomplishment is no less than an imaginative reconstruction of the creative ferment of composing and theorizing in the early nineteenth century...Krebs's literary virtuosity in playing both sides of the fence does not smack of an ideologically loaded postmodernist approach to
scholarship...[I]n daring to move creatively beyond the assurances of staid historical scholarship, Krebs also brings to bear a commanding knowledge of the repertoire, illustrated in copious analytical detail...In the course of such a wide-ranging interpretive journey, one could not ask for a more
experienced and sensitive musical guide."--Music Theory Spectrum

About the Author


Harald Krebs holds a Ph.D. in music theory from Yale University. He has taught at the University of British Columbia and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is currently professor of music theory at the School of Music of the University of Victoria.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (May 22, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0195169468
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195169461
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.3 x 1.1 x 9.2 inches
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