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img{max-width:100%}Brahms's Song CollectionsInge van RijCambridge University PressHardcoverUnused and unread, minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffing or minor creasing. Stamped 'da… More...

img{max-width:100%}Brahms's Song CollectionsInge van RijCambridge University PressHardcoverUnused and unread, minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffing or minor creasing. Stamped 'damaged' by publisher to a non-text page.EAN: 9780521835589Published 02/11/2006Language: EnglishBrahms once complained that singers never performed his songs in the groups in which he had published them, which he likened to 'song bouquets'. Over a century later, many singers and musicologists continue to ignore Brahms's wishes and focus on the individual songs rather than the bouquet groups. This is a detailed study of the implications of Brahms's comments. Following an examination of contemporary aesthetic and generic frameworks, the book traces Brahms's Lieder from their conception, to the arrangement into bouquets, to performance and reception, and examines the sometimes contradictory roles played by poet, composer, performer and recipient in creating coherence in song collections. An investigation of the graphic cycles of Max Klinger reveals a startling visual analogue of Brahms's conception of the song bouquet, and a final examination of the evidence of Brahms's aesthetic outlook reveals that his intentions may have been cyclic in more than one sense.IntroductionPart IContextOrganicismLyric cyclesSelf-reflexivity, fragments, and Hoffmann's Kater MurrTextual coherence in the song-cycle canonKey sequenceKey characteristics and other alternative approaches to tonal sequencePart IIConception to publicationBefore composingtexts and notebooksFrom conception to arrangement'Heine cycles'Ordering for publicationTitles and title pagesFlower imageryPart IIIArrangementPlot archetypessorrow to comfortNarrativeOp. 32 as narrativeOp. 57 as narrativeNarrative elements in other bouquetsSelf-reflexivityAlternatives to narrativejuxtaposition and resonanceTempo, closure, and cyclic patterning'Wie Melodien'Part IVPerformancePerformance contextsCriteria in assembling a recital programmeGender and dramatic characterisationIdentification between singer and narratorTessitura, range, and performance by several singersTranspositionPerformance and coherence in the Ophelia-LiederPart VReceptionReviewsResponses of Brahms's acquaintancesIdentification of composer with narratorDedicatory cycles and the composer's voiceThe graphic cycles of Max KlingerPart VICyclic Intent. DispatchIn stock here - same-day dispatch from England. My SKU: 3257185RefundsNo-hassle refunds are always available if your book is not as expected.Terms and Conditions of SaleSorry - no collections. All sales are subject to extended Terms and Conditions of Sale as well as the Return Policy and Payment Instructions. Visit my eBay Store for details andmany more books. Template layout and design, "JNC Academic Books", "needbooks", Copyright © JNC INC. Designated trademarks, layouts and brands are the property of their respective owners. All Rights Reserved., Neuwertig, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Title: Brahms's Song Collections, Pages: 284, Publication Year: 2006, Format: Hardcover, Book Title: Brahms's Song Collections, Item Height: 255mm, Topic: Music, Item Width: 183mm, Item Weight: 650 g, Number of Pages: 284 Pages, Cambridge University Press<