Poetry and Song in Late Eighteenth Century Germany - A Study in the Musical Sturm Und Drang

In this book (originally published in 1985) Margaret Stoljar concentrates her analysis on the interplay of poets and musicians, the use made by composers of the work of such distinguished poets as Klopstock, and the specific contribution that music was able to make to the reception of the poetry.

Sommario

Introduction: Performance as an Historical Category 1. The Use of Poetry and the Use of Song 2. Singing and Playing in 1770 3. First Settings of Klopstock: C.P.E. Bach and Gluck 4. Sturm and Drang in Musical Style: C.G. Neefe 5. The Flowering of the Gesellschaftslied: Johann Andre 6. J.A.P. Schulz and the Volkston 7. J.F. Reichardt and the Triumph of Sentiment Bibliography A. Principal Sources for the Sturm and Drang Song B. Eighteenth-century Sources C. Selected Secondary Sources

Info autore

Margaret Mahony Stoljar, Department of Germanic Languages, Australian National University.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Margaret Mahony Stoljar, Stoljar Margaret Mahony
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.10.2025
• EAN: 9781041124443
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4112444-3
• Pagine: 230
• Serie: Routledge Revivals
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica; Music, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, Poetry, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MUSIC / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Literature: history & criticism, Social and cultural history, Literature: history and criticism, POETRY / European / German