Title: Goethe and Schubert
First published: 1999
Description: "The story of Goethe and Schubert unfolds in an era that saw German art song evolve from folk song. Author Kenneth Whitton explores Goethe's involvement with the music and musicians of his time, demonstrating that he had well-developed musical taste and sensibilities; for his part Schubert was surprisingly well read in the literature of his time and attuned to intellectual and cultural developments.

The author details the efforts made by friends to acquaint Goethe with Schubert's Lieder, and Schubert with Goethe's poems and even - unsuccessfully - with Goethe himself."--BOOK JACKET. "Ultimately 80 Lieder and Lied fragments resulted from their collaboration. Professor Whitton discusses both text and music for each Schubert setting of a Goethe poem."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Composers, Songs with piano, Music and literature, History and criticism, German Songs, Musical settings, Songs, German, Biography, Goethe, johann wolfgang von, 1749-1832, Schubert, franz, 1797-1828, Music, history and criticism, 18th century, Music, history and criticism, 19th century, MUSIC, Instruction & Study, Voice, Lyrics, Printed Music, Vocal, Lyrik, Vertonung, Songs (Schubert, Franz), Friends and associates
People: Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Time periods: 19th century
LC classification: ML410.S3 W36 1999