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| Poem set to music by a composer. A composition for voice and piano. |
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| Unknown composer. Songs of a certain culture or people that are handed down by generation. |
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-poetry by Goethe, composer Schubert
-German mythology story used to explain death to children
-characters: Father, son, Erlking, Narrarator
-triplet in accompiament represents child's heartbeat or horse hooves |
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| 1797-1828. German. Composed 600 Art songs before death @ 31. Trained as choir boy, violinist, pianist. As adult, trained to be teahcer, like father, only lasted for one year. Wrote 9 symphonies. |
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1) Strophic form: same music repeated, each time with different words
2)Through-composed form: when the music and words change throughout a song |
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| when a word or phrase is vividly described in the music |
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| Heidenroslein (Rose Upon The Heather) |
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| Difficulties in preforming art song |
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1) portraying charcaters
2)words-memorized, diction(different languages
3)facial expression, body language |
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-poetry by Shakespeare, translation by Bauernfeld, composer Schubert
-strophic
-words from play: Two Gentlemen of Verona |
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1)literal - precise translation of every word
2)syllabic - imprecise translation but with right number of syllables per line to allow it to be sung in a different language |
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| 1810-1856. pianist, studied with Friedrich Wieck. married Wieck's daughter, Clara, against his wishes. ruined right hand, started composing. tried to kill himself in Rhine, died in asylum. |
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| apprenticed to Schumann. got with Clara after he died, but didnt marry. |
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| Schumann. through-composed. literal translation. word painting. poet Friedrich Ruckert. |
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| Futile Serenade (Vergebliches Standchen) |
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| Brahms. Futile: unsuccessful. literal translation. strophic. |
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