The Cambridge companion to the Lied
By: edited by James Parsons.
Contributors: Parsons, James, 1956-
Series: Cambridge companions to music
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
Subjects: Songs -- Germany -- History and criticism; Songs -- Austria -- History and criticism
Description: "This is the first introductory chronicle of this genre. In essays by eminent scholars, this Companion places the Lied in its full context - at once musical, literary, and cultural - with chapters devoted to focal composers as well as important issues, such as the way in which the Lied influenced other musical genres, its use as a musical commodity, and issues of performance. The volume is framed by a detailed chronology of German music and poetry from the late 1730s to the present and also contains a comprehensive bibliography."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-382) and index.

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