Researching the Song:A LexiconOxford University Press, USA, 22 dec. 2005 - 528 pagini Singers are faced with a unique challenge among musicians: they must express not just the music, but the lyrics too. To effectively communicate the meaning behind these words, singers must understand the many references embedded in the vast international repertoire of great art songs. They must deal with the meaning of the lyrics, frequently in a language not their own and of a culture unfamiliar to them. From Zelter and Schubert to Rorem and Musto, Researching the Song serves as an invaluable guide for performers, teachers, and enthusiasts to the art song repertoire. Its more than 2,000 carefully researched entries supply information on most of the mythological, historical, geographical, and literary references contained in western art song. The authors explain the meaning of less familiar literary terms, figures, and authors referenced in song while placing songs in the context of larger literary sources. Readers will find entries dealing with art songs from the German, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, South American, Greek, Finnish, Scandinavian, and both American and British English repertoires. Sources, narratives, and explanations of major song cycles are also given. Organized alphabetically, the lexicon includes brief biographies of poets, lists of composers who set each poet's work, bibliographic materials, and brief synopses of major works from which song texts were taken, including the plots of all Restoration theater works containing Purcell's vocal music. The more performers know and understand the literary elements of a song, the richer their communication will be. Researching the Song is a vital aid for singers and teachers in interpreting art songs and building song recital programs. |
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... legend of an eagle , who , mistaking his bald head for a rock , dropped a tortoise on it to break the shell and killed Aeschylus . Aeschylus made several trips to Sicily and died there . Among the Romans he won admiration and respect ...
... legend of an eagle , who , mistaking his bald head for a rock , dropped a tortoise on it to break the shell and killed Aeschylus . Aeschylus made several trips to Sicily and died there . Among the Romans he won admiration and respect ...
Pagina 8
... Legend , which established her as a major poet . When she died in , her husband fatally shot himself in grief . The poetry of Aganoor Pompilj was set by Ottorino Respighi . PRINCIPAL WORKS : La leggenda eterna ; Intermezzo ...
... Legend , which established her as a major poet . When she died in , her husband fatally shot himself in grief . The poetry of Aganoor Pompilj was set by Ottorino Respighi . PRINCIPAL WORKS : La leggenda eterna ; Intermezzo ...
Pagina 9
... legend , Agnes was a fifteen - year- old virgin who was determined to remain so . The infuriated Roman officials had her stabbed in the throat with a sword . Other legends were popular , including one in which she was said to have been ...
... legend , Agnes was a fifteen - year- old virgin who was determined to remain so . The infuriated Roman officials had her stabbed in the throat with a sword . Other legends were popular , including one in which she was said to have been ...
Pagina 13
... legend Alcestis was the youngest daughter of Pelias , loved by Admetus , king of Pherae , whom * Apollo helped to win her . The couple lived very happily , but the king was doomed to an early death , which could only be avoided if ...
... legend Alcestis was the youngest daughter of Pelias , loved by Admetus , king of Pherae , whom * Apollo helped to win her . The couple lived very happily , but the king was doomed to an early death , which could only be avoided if ...
Pagina 19
... legend , Amphion rebuilt the city of Thebes with the aid of his golden lyre , given him by Hermes , whose tone was so melodious that stones were said to have danced into the walls and houses of their own accord . Later , Amphion married ...
... legend , Amphion rebuilt the city of Thebes with the aid of his golden lyre , given him by Hermes , whose tone was so melodious that stones were said to have danced into the walls and houses of their own accord . Later , Amphion married ...
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American poet ballads beautiful became Benjamin Britten Benjamin Britten POET born Brahms Carl Loewe century Claude Debussy Colby collection composed by Henry COMPOSER Benjamin Britten COMPOSER Francis Poulenc critic daughter death details and placement Drabble drama dramatist Elkanah Settle English poet Fairie-Queene father Francis Poulenc Francis Poulenc POET Franz Schubert French poet Friedrich Gabriel Fauré George German poet Goethe Greek Henry Purcell Hugo Wolf Italian Jesus John Dryden Kunitz later legend literary literature lived married mother Ned Rorem novel novelist Paris Paul Paul Verlaine Peter placement of songs play playwright plot details poems poet POET William poetic poetry was set popular PRINCIPAL prose published Richard Robert romantic Rorem Russian SAINT Schubert set Schumann Scot SELECTED READING semi-opera singing SONG COMPOSER POET SOURCE Spanish Steinberg story studied Thomas Thomas D'Urfey trans translated University Verlaine verse William Soutar Wolfgang words writing written wrote Zeus
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