| Hugo Wolf and his Mörike Songs Contributor(s): Youens, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 052165159X ISBN-13: 9780521651592 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: Viennese composer Hugo Wolf produced one of the most important song collections of the nineteenth century when he set to music fifty-three poems by the great German poet Eduard Morike. Susan Youens reappraises this singular collaboration, examining selected Morike songs in detail to shed new light on the sophisticated interplay between poetry and music. Although Wolf is known as "the Poet's Composer," someone who revered poetry and served it faithfully in his music, Youens reveals how his Morike songs were also influenced by his own life, psychology and experiences. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Music |
| Dewey: 782.421 |
| LCCN: 99054035 |
| Lexile Measure: 1620 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 7.14" W x 10" (1.26 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Viennese composer Hugo Wolf produced one of the most important song collections of the nineteenth century when he set to music fifty-three poems by the great German poet Eduard Mörike. Susan Youens reappraises this singular collaboration, examining selected Mörike songs in detail to shed new light on the sophisticated interplay between poetry and music. Although Wolf is known as the Poet's Composer, someone who revered poetry and served it faithfully in his music, Youens reveals how his Mörike songs were also influenced by his own life, psychology and experiences. |
