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Deborah Stein (Author), Robert Spillman (Author)

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Publication Date: Jun 9 2010 | ISBN-10: 0199754306 | ISBN-13: 978-0199754304

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.

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Product Details

Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Jun 9 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0199754306
ISBN-13: 978-0199754304
Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 2.4 x 23.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 658 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #799,126 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"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

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44 music examples, 52 illus. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lieder analysis for professionals Mar 29 2009

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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.

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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.

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