German Lieder in the Nineteenth Century - Hardback - 2009

Provides an introduction to the German lied. Beginning with its origin in the literary and musical culture of Germany in the nineteenthcentury, this book covers individual composers, including Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Strauss, Mahler and Wolf, the literary sources of lieder, and the historical and conceptual issues of song cycles.
Year of publication: 2009
Pagination: 456 pages, 9 black white tables, 81 black white line drawings
Format: Hardback